City pools to open next month for summer season

May is the month when the city’s pools will open officially for the summer.

Dates and hours for the pools are as follows.

Hancock Springs Free-Flow Pool will open May 22 and stay available for swimmers through Sept. 7. Pool hours will be noon to 5 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

The Hanna Springs Swimming Pool will be open for the same dates and same hours.

Daily admission at either pool is free for children ages 0-3, $2.50 for ages 4-16, $3.50 for ages 17-54, and $2.50 for ages 55 and up.

A season pass is available for $60 for an individual, $55 for a senior citizen, and $125 for a family pass.

Summer programming will be offered at the municipal pools. The lap swim is $40 per month at each location, and it runs from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday and Friday, 10-11 a.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to noon on Sunday.

Water aerobics will be taught from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and swim lessons are available from 8-11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Water aerobics begins June 9, while lap swim starts on May 22.

After-hours rentals of the pools start at $75 an hour. Block party rentals start at $60 an hour.

For more information on the city pools and how to purchase season passes, call 512-5566831, email bcarter@ cityoflampasas. com or visit the City Administration Building at 312 E. Third St.

Local residents will be back to enjoying time at the pool in less than one month.