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Oct 2021
'Public needs to know' Ripon pool opening date, says councillor
A Ripon councillor has called for greater clarity over the opening date of the city's delayed new swimming pool.
Cllr Pauline McHardy said “the public need to know” when the centre will be opened after she sought clarification from senior councillors this week.
The project, which the Stray Ferret revealed last week is more than £3 million over budget, was due to open in November.
But, Harrogate Borough Council said in an update last month that it would now be opened “before the end of the year”.
At a meeting of the council, Cllr Stan Lumley, cabinet member for leisure, told councillors that there were "lots of unknowns" with the project..
When asked by Cllr McHardy if the centre would open in November, he said:
Read more:
- Ripon’s delayed leisure scheme more than £3m over budget
- New Ripon pool may not be ready to open in November
Speaking to the Stray Ferret, Cllr McHardy said she felt the answer was not sufficient.
She said:
Construction of the facility is being carried out by Willmott Dixon, which was granted a £10.2 million contract by the council. Work started on the scheme in November 2019.
The 17-month contact was for delivery of a six-lane pool, along with refurbishment of the existing Ripon Leisure Centre.
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