Swimmers in Haines love the pool’s salt-based chlorination system, but it’s having unintended consequences—corroding the pool’s gutters, which public facilities director Brad Ryan says shortens the pool’s lifespan.
Each year pool maintenance costs the borough upwards of $5,000, increasing the roughly $250,000 of total operating costs. Haines has an aluminum, above-ground Chester Pool. Ryan said the gutters have failed twice due to salt-water corrosion. This summer, the pool will undergo a costly $500,000 renovation, including…