Cordova's Bob Korn pool reopens Thursday after boiler repairs end unexpected closure

The City of Cordova's Bob Korn Memorial Swimming Pool reopens Thursday, Oct. 22, on its regular schedule. A boiler problem had forced what the city called an "unexpected closure."

The city credited Caliber Mechanical and its own maintenance team with the repair and thanked residents for their patience. The city-owned indoor saltwater pool has six 25-yard lanes, according to the city's pool page.

The boiler has been a problem since the pool reopened Sept. 12 after 16 months shut, as Alaska News previously covered. At the Sept. 29 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Samantha Hagerthy-Schneider said staff were resetting the pool boiler every day while they waited for a part, and that shipping was slowing it down. She said the city was fitting a new burner, about $24,000, paid for with money from a budget amendment.