STUART — The swimming pool at Martin County High will remain open another year, the Martin County Commission and Martin County School Board agreed Tuesday.

The pool is used by hundreds of high school, club and adult swimmers.

The Martin County Commission voted during a joint meeting between the School Board and Stuart Commission Tuesday to pay $113,000 to keep the swimming pool at Martin County High School open to the public for another year while a new $9 million-plus Aquatics Complex is developed.

The School Board voted on the one-year extension Tuesday night at the board’s regular meeting.

The interlocal agreement calls for the School Board and Martin County to pay $113,000 each per year to operate the pool, county records show.

If $226,000 is not enough to cover the operating costs of the pool, the hours the pool is open to the public should be reduced, said county Parks Director Richard Blankenship.

Martin County anticipates completing a new Aquatics Center on Willoughby Boulevard in late 2010 or early 2011. It is expected to replace the 35-year-old pool at Martin County High School.

By staff report

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