Lowe's Volunteers, Funds Make Improvements At City Pool

    Thanks to a $2,500 grant of supplies and labor from the Lady Lake Lowe’s Home Improvement store, the Umatilla City Pool has received more renovation. The facility, which saw its pool and pool deck refurbished last year, last week was treated to a renovation of its bathhouse area as part of the Lowe’s Heroes program.
    "We do one big project a year," said Clay Tew, manager of the Lady Lake store. Tew was on hand last Thursday as a crew from the store jumped into painting the bathhouse. Additional work was to include new toilets, countertops, sinks, mirrors, towel racks, and more.
    Lowe’s selected the Umatilla pool for its project after a connection between employees of both Lowe’s and the city connected on the program and the pool’s needs.
    The project was being further supported by the city, which is looking to replace rotten wood on the bathhouse in advance of potentially re-roofing the facility. It’s all part of upgrading the city pool, which this summer will enjoy its first full season since rehabilitation efforts began.