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Libby Gives Locals a Safe Place to Swim With a Flow-Through Community Pond

Libby
  • Local Champion: Libby Parks District
  • Date Funded: July 31, 2023
  • Grant Amount: $20,000

While Libby has many of rivers and lakes nearby, the town lacks a safe and controlled swimming area that is accessible to all residents. A municipal pool could offer one potential solution to this problem, but the operating and maintenance cost of a standard outdoor pool exceeds Libby’s taxpayer limits. So members of the Libby Parks District came up with a creative alternative: create a natural, flow-through swimming pond in town with water from Libby Creek that outflows to an existing fishing pond. The swimming pond will have a sandy-bottomed shallow area that leads to a deeper swimming center, and it will be free to Libby residents to use. LOR’s funding will help pay for the engineering services needed to complete the project.

Contact our community officer in Libby. Meet Tabitha Viergutz
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