West Caldwell Approves $90K Bond For Pool Repair: Westville, Cedar Street

West Caldwell, NJ – The West Caldwell Mayor and Council approved a $90,00 bond ordinance that will provide for various upgrades at the Westville and Cedar Street pools during its May 3 meeting.

Both community pools are aging, The Progress reported; Cedar Street is around 60 to 70-years-old and Westville about 50-years-old.

Possible improvements may include installing a new water slide at the Westville pool and making improvements to its snack bar.

According to the municipal website, West Caldwell offers two municipal pools for use by residents of the township as well as by residents of Caldwell and (on a limited basis) Roseland. Both locations, Cedar Street and Westville Avenue, offer basketball courts and playgrounds. The Cedar Street Pool also includes a separate kiddie pool on its grounds.

The operation of the two swimming pools is conducted by the West Caldwell Pool Utility, an “entirely self-supported” department of the Township of West Caldwell.

All capital costs, operating funds, and maintenance expenses are obtained from membership subscriptions, and no tax dollars are used for the Pool Utility, the municipal website states.

Talks about modernizing the pools started in 2011, when the mayor and council floated the idea of closing one pool in order to make the other a state-of-the-art facility.

• See related article: West Caldwell Dives Back Into Town Pool Talks

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