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Possible Tremor Damages Shrewsbury Pool

A temporary fix has been installed to circumvent a broken waterline, which will allow the facility to open on schedule over Memorial Day weekend.

City personnel implemented a temporary fix last weekend to circumvent a crack in a waterline supplying the pool at the .

Chris Buck, director of the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department, reported the incident to the board of aldermen at a May 22 meeting. He explained that pipes were installed above ground to feed water into the facility, and said it wouldn’t affect the pool’s operation.

“No one will notice the difference except you will have these large white pipes that weren’t there before,” he said.

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The exact cause of the crack is unknown. Buck said a frozen pipe is unlikely given the mild winter, so it’s believed to be damage from “some sort of tremor” that went unnoticed.

A more permanent solution will involve excavating the damaged pipe, a process that could take weeks. With closing fast, Buck said the timing of any repairs was crucial to the city’s decision.

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“They think they know where it's at but you would have to take up the deck and find it,” he said. “You could be talking weeks that the pool could be down.”

Director of Administration Jonathan Greever said costs for the temporary measure are estimated to be between $3,000 and $5,000. 

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