Pool opening hours will not be cut however swimmers will have to pay more to use them, Tauranga City Council decided today.
Day one of the council's Annual Plan deliberations saw elected members vote to increase fees at community pools including the Otumoetai and Memorial pools. Fees will increase by 5 per cent while the cost to get into Baywave will rise in line with CPI by two per or 10cents to $4.90 for seniors and children and $7.40 per swim.
Council also voted to keep control of Otumoetai Pool instead of vesting it to Otumoetai Swimming Club after swimmers inundated council with submissions against the proposal.
Otumoetai resident and keen swimmer Johanna Butler told the Bay of Plenty Times she was "extremely happy" with councils decision not to vest the pools to the swimming club.
"This is great news, now we can be certain the community will have access," she said.