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Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v15n17)
Round the Ripple - by Bill Malcolm
posted: Aug. 17, 2018

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Support grows for keeping pool open
Support is growing for keeping the Broad Ripple Park outdoor pool open.
At our rally and picnic on Saturday August 4, over 30 people enjoyed free Bazbeaux Pizza as we celebrated the treasure that is the BR Park outdoor pool.
Many had only recently learned of IndyPark's plan to [not replace the pool when the time comes].
We now have over 200 signatures on our petition to the Mayor.
We had another media event on August 15 before IndyPark's scheduled presentation to the Department of Metropolitan Development.
Our messaging is simple:
There has been a pool in the Park for over 100 years.
It is a neighborhood amenity that should be retained.
It helps preventing drowning and saves lives, especially for our minority children who learn to swim at the pool.
It is not too old. The Jordan Y and Rivi pools are much older.
Reforms could help the economics of the pool operation.
IndyParks vague alternative "aquatic experience" plans (splash park, lazy river, turning the pool over to Community Health to build a community center and health clinic) are not equivalent. No one ever learned to swim in a splash park.
Join us on Facebook, Friends of Broad Ripple Pool, for the latest updates.
Finally, a shout out to the Master Plan process carried out by IndyParks. It was first rate. In no way does our group's concerns over the closure of the pool detract from the master plan process or the great work IndyParks does in our Village for BR Park, Marott Park, Holliday Park, and the Monon Trail.
Thanks! And thanks to Friends of Broad Ripple Park and the BRVA for their work in the village.
But let's have an honest, open, and transparent dialogue on this issue. It's something downtown does not have, nor Fountain Square. And we are also competing to keep our families here.


Pam's Party: Joy's House has Open House
Joy's House which provides adult day care giving services had an open house recently. (See picture, of Corrina Thompson and Tina McIntosh), which they dubbed Pam's Party. The late Pam Steele was a community supporter of Joy's House and the event was in her memory. Pam was a Broad Ripple resident.
According to Mandy Williams of the House, Joy's House takes care of up to 40 people a day at their facility at 2028 Broad Ripple Avenue. Their next event will be a fund raiser on October 5 at the Scottish Rite Temple. Details at joyshouse.org.

Round the Ripple - by Bill Malcolm
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
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Marott Park trails get a makeover
Have you been to Marott Park lately? IndyParks has just put in new steps on some of the trails and they are fantastic.
The old trail was badly eroded. The new rock or limestone trail steps are fantastic. Marott Park is a great park at the corner of 75th and College if you have not been there lately. Thanks IndyParks!!!

Marott Park has new rehabilitated trails
Marott Park has new rehabilitated trails
image courtesy of Bill Malcolm
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Bill Malcolm also writes a travel column in The Midwest Eagle and is a reporter for All Aboard Indiana (as a volunteer for both). He advocates for fair and affordable utility rates for a national association based in Washington, D.C. He welcomes reader feedback and story ideas. Send to Bill@BroadRippleGazette.com




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