Hanover

Hanover Township, Northampton County, has announced that, effective immediately, the township municipal pool will not be opening for the 2019 summer season. The past winter appears to have taken a significant toll on the pool, resulting in multiple breaks in the main floor drains that feed the filter system. There are broken pipes which are not accessible without jackhammering through the bottom of the pool.

The estimate to repair the breaks, high pressure urethane injection of structural cracks in the pool shell and a skimmer replacement is $25,614.70. Recommended resurfacing/replastering the pool, repairing the expansion joints, tile work and repair of the swimming lane tiles could cost an additional $39,925.

The pool has not been refurbished in more than a dozen years. The township is already in the planning stages for another refurbishing, which is due within the next three to five years. For more information, visit the township website, https://hanovertwp-nc.org/.