Westchester County Pools To Open For Summer

Michael Woyton
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WHITE PLAINS, NY — This summer, Westchester County will be opening four public pools, County Executive George Latimer said. Speaking from Saxon Woods pool in White Plains, he said that facility and Sprain Ridge Pool in Yonkers will open Friday followed by Willson Woods Pool in Mount Vernon and Tibbetts Brook Pool in Yonkers on July 3 — all with some slight modifications to help ensure safety in the age of Covid-19.

Modifications include:

  • No Aqua Playground at Saxon Woods Pool.

  • No Aqua Splash Pad at Sprain Ridge Pool

  • No Waves in the Wave Pool or Aqua Playground/Splash Pad at Willson Woods Pool

  • No Lazy River Tubes, Aqua Playground, Water Slides or Basketball Court at Tibbetts Brook Park Pool.

To further ensure safety, the pools will follow New York State and Westchester County Department of Health regulations of 50 percent maximum occupancy. The pools will be first-come, first-serve entry with two public pool sessions throughout the day.

  • Open Session 1: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • Clean/Disinfect: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.

  • Open Session 2: 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

  • Clean/Disinfect: 6 p.m.-7 p.m.

Admission: $4 adults and children; free for children under 5 but counted as part of maximum occupancy. No issuance of seasonal Swim Passes. No refunds or rainchecks.

Pools and Parks: Open to Westchester Residents only. Visitors will be required to verify their residency with their Westchester County Park Pass or driver’s license with a Westchester address.

When Session 1 tickets are sold out, Session 2 tickets will go on sale to remaining patrons. When session 2 ticket are sold out no more tickets will be sold for that day. No rainchecks, re-entry or refunds. Westchester County Department of Public Safety and Parks staff will posted at entrances informing guests if session is sold out prior to parking. Also, parks staff will make announcement every half hour reminding guests to use all proper social distancing guidelines and guests must wear a mask or face covering anytime they are closer than 6 feet from any other guest. Masks will be required to enter restrooms.

Playland Pool will not be opening this summer. Based on state guidelines, swimming pools must be closed if they are near a beach front. During this time, the county will be exploring how quickly renovations to the pool can be completed with the hope that it will be able to open in June 2021. This exact timeline is not yet known.

Coronavirus Update

Latimer said there were 536 active cases as of Thursday. He said that was slightly more than Wednesday's number, but it was still lower than Tuesday's numbers.

The number of people tested in the county Wednesday was 4,600. Of those, 45 were confirmed positive. The total number of county residents to be tested is no 248,966. Overall, 86 percent of people tested have been negative.

Latimer said that Wednesday overnight was the second straight day that there were no COVID-19-related deaths.

Below is the map of confirmed and active new coronavirus cases by community.

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This article originally appeared on the White Plains Patch