(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“The commissioners aren’t closing the pool down; it’s just a matter of workforce right now.”

Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp said those words at the Commissioners’ work session on Wednesday in regard to rumors that the Old Economy Pool would be closed for the summer. The pool currently has yet to open due to the lack of lifeguard staff, which Parks & Recreation director Tony Caltury said has since been reduced to three lifeguards.

“We did lose two potential lifeguards to Cranberry,” Caltury said, “because of the proximity to Economy…for any operation I think we need at least six [lifeguards], three on and three off at any time. The closure for the year is not accurate; we are still pursuing and would like to open, we have all the chemicals and rec set to be up within a week’s time when we pull the trigger.”

As far as a deadline for the lifeguards to be found, Caltury said that one is not in place: “We haven’t imposed a deadline. Typically our season runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day; so even if we’re looking at early July, we still have plenty of time. So we have not set a hard deadline as of yet.”

The next Commissioners’ work session is scheduled for June 8 at 10:00 AM at the Beaver County Courthouse.