GLENWOOD, Iowa [KETV] — The City Pool in Glenwood will remain closed again this year, due to ongoing leaks that resulted in what City officials say was a loss during last year’s swimming season of three and one-half inches of water per day.

Glenwood Mayor Angie Winquist said the Glenwood Aquatic Center and pool sit empty after the City Council may the decision in May, to close the facility to assess the situation and determine how it can be fixed. City Administrator Mitch Kolf said there’s been leaks in the pool, almost every summer since it opened nearly 10 years ago. The issue, he said, is the soil underneath the pool, which freezes during the winter, and allows the pool to move and creates broken pipes and the pool’s seals to leak.

Kolf said the city is still waiting to get a full report from a pool engineer consultant to figure out what to do about the soil. The City has hired a law firm to investigate a possible course of legal action it can take against the engineer and contractor that built the pool. It’s hoped the pool can be open for use in the Summer of 2026.

The City of Glenwood says the Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) has offered to bus Glenwood residents to the Malvern Pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer. Trips leave Glenwood Middle School at 1 p.m. and return at 4 p.m.

The city says riders have to be registered as Summer Fun Bus riders and are encouraged to give a day’s notice of intention to ride.

The cost is $5 round-trip or no cost to SWITA Summer Fun Bus Unlimited Pass holders. The cost does not include pool entry cost.