Setbacks keep Govalle, Shipe pools from reopening next summer

AUSTIN ( KXAN) — Due to the extensive leaks at Govalle and Shipe pools, the city of Austin says the two pools will not be ready in time for the public to use during the summer of 2018, despite their goal to reopen for the summer swim season, according to a city memorandum.
Both pools were closed this spring “in an effort to be fiscally and environmentally responsible,” the city said, adding that both pools had excessive water loss from cracks and leaks as well as code comp