A Pool For Hoboken: Council Votes On Contract To Use Stevens Pool

HOBOKEN, NJ — While various proposals for a Hoboken community pool have been "floated" over the years, it'll take a while for any of them to become a reality — and with summer bearing down, people want options.

[UPDATE: The pool hours and rules were revealed June 3 and are here.]

At Wednesday night's City Council meeting, the council was set to vote on a resolution for a contract to allow the community to use the pool at the Stevens Institute of Technology, with hours to be determined later. (Watch Patch for updates.) According to the contract, users must be COVID vaccinated.

As of Wednesday, Stevens had, on its website, "Stevens & Hoboken Community Registration. At the time the facility is not open. This will be updated when an opening date is set."

The contract states, "During the dates and times published on stevensrec.com as amended from time-to-time and as administered or modified by the staff of Stevens’ Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, Licensee shall have the right and license to allow its residents ('Users') to use DeBaun Aquatics Center, located in the Schaefer Athletic Center (the 'Facilities')."

Right now, residents can use the Olympic-size Pershing Park pool in Jersey City Heights, with its new retractable roof, for a small fee (find out more here). Also:

Union City has a variety of pools for Hudson County residents to use for free, from the Firemen's Memorial Pool near the top of the Viaduct, to the baby pool at the music park near the Weehawken border. The 2022 hours are here.

Weehawken has a new pool this year, but has only opened it to residents and isn't even allowing guests.

Come back to Patch for an update on hours and other features of the Stevens pool contract. Got thoughts or tips? Email Hoboken Patch here.