Englewood Recreation Center pool, locker rooms scheduled to close Aug. 31
The temporary renovation will affect pool users, winter swim lessons and more than 20 seasonal aquatic workers; the separate Malley Center remains available for some activities.
The Englewood Recreation Center pool and locker rooms are scheduled to close Aug. 31 for temporary renovations, affecting pool users, winter swim lessons and more than 20 seasonal aquatic workers. The closure does not include the separate Malley Recreation Center, which serves residents age 55 and older.
A Parks and Recreation notice calls the work a “massive makeover” but does not give a reopening date. The city’s Renew & Recreate page lists the recreation center among facilities receiving work through the voter-approved bond program and warns that construction may cause temporary closures.
At the Aug. 3 Malley Center Trust Fund Board meeting, Parks and Recreation staff told the board that the aquatic area would remain closed for the pool renovations. Staff said the broader recreation-center project was expected to begin Aug. 26, but the Aug. 31 notice is the stated pool and locker-room closure date. The public record does not provide a more detailed construction scope, project-specific aquatic budget or reopening date.
Staff said the center’s east side would remain as open as possible for exercise, basketball, classroom use and gym access. The city planned to use signs, social-media updates and the project page to alert visitors to restrictions. Staff encouraged residents 55 and older to use Malley for activities and services, but did not identify an alternate swimming pool or replacement location for winter lessons.
Staff said more than 20 seasonal aquatic workers had been notified they would not have jobs when the closure began. A couple would remain with modified duties, while the others were invited to return in the spring. Staff cited salary savings from the affected positions amid broader budget challenges. The record does not establish whether the workers’ status is a layoff, non-renewal, reduced scheduling or another arrangement.
The broader Renew & Recreate program totals $41.5 million in Parks and Recreation general-obligation bonds approved by voters in November 2024, with most work targeted for completion by 2028. That figure is not the cost of the aquatic renovation. The immediate confirmed change is the Aug. 31 closure; the reopening schedule and detailed project budget remain unsettled in the public record.