Pittsburg, PA
Lifeguard shortage means all Pittsburgh city pools unlikely to open on time this summer
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Spray parks in the City of Pittsburgh will open this weekend, but city pools will stay closed for several more weeks.
City council President Theresa Kail-Smith says that due to a lifeguard shortage, some pools may not open at all.
Kail-Smith tells the Tribune-Review that the city has to find new ways to recruit more lifeguards or re-evaluate how many pools the city operates.
The city says it’s processing around 30 lifeguard applications and is currently training and certifying a new class.
That will still leave the short of the 155 lifeguards needed to open all of the city’s pools.
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