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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Flash flooding washes through downtown Ashland ... New pups confirmed in OR-7's Rogue Pack ... Police Reports ... Flash flooding washes through downtown Ashland ... New pups confirmed in OR-7's Rogue Pack ... Police Reports ... OUR VIEW Our View: Pooling resources Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Feb. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Feb. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News A proposed partnership between the city and the Ashland Family YMCA could provide the best solution to the loss of the competition-sized swimming pool at Southern Oregon University. SOU is renovating McNeal Pavilion, its athletic facility, with work set to start this year. The plans call for removing the university's pool and not replacing it. SOU does not offer competitive swimming as part of its intercollegiate athletics program, and student surveys revealed little support for replacing the pool. Most of the usage of the SOU pool consists of local high school swim teams and the Rogue Valley Masters adult swimming organization. Those groups and their supporters loudly protested the loss of the SOU facility, but it's hard to justify the university spending scarce state tax money to provide a pool used mostly by non-students. SOU was willing to partner with the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission to build a new pool, but needed the city to commit by March 1 to meet the university's budget planning schedule for the McNeal work. The timing proved a stumbling block, as well as the need for the city to contribute $2 million toward the construction cost. The YMCA proposal would result in a pool on nearby city park property, and the Y would raise all the money on its own. That's not an easy task, but it's certainly possible here in community-minded Ashland. There is considerable support for keeping a competition-sized pool in the area, and those supporters should be willing to pitch in and help lead the fundraising effort. DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Feb. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501