What other aquatic options do Shoreline residents have?
The Quick Answer
There are at least half a dozen municipal and private pools available for Shoreline residents to use.
Costs to use these pools are similar to the fees the City expects to charge for the proposed new Shoreline pool. That means Shoreline residents who want pool access can attain it for what it would cost them to do so in Shoreline, but without burdening all taxpayers with a huge new tax obligation.
The Details
Shoreline residents can use the pools of neighboring jurisdictions. Those pools charge daily access fees tiered for adults and kids and provide for discounted multi-day pass options.
Yost Pool in Edmonds has a $10 daily drop-in rate for adults and $25 for a family of up to six.
Lynnwood Recreation Center charges adults $9.75 for a single visit fitness pass to the recreation center and pool and offers an annual pass for a family of 4 for $1,065.
At Mountlake Terrace Pool adults pay $8 per day for drop in visits and seniors’ cost is $6.75.
In Seattle, the Helene Madison Pool at Haller Lake charges adults $8.00 and seniors $6.00 for daily use.
Private options include McMenamins North Shore Lagoon Swimming Pool in Bothell where one-hour sessions are $8.50 for adults and $7.50 for seniors.
The Dale Turner YMCA, which has not only a pool but a full recreation facility, is located right in Shoreline, just blocks from where Shoreline proposes to build the new facility. Family memberships to access all facilities are just $154 per month and single memberships are $91 per month, and scholarships based on income are available.
Free options with lake access swimming areas include Magnuson Park on Lake Washington and Lake Ballinger Park in Mountlake Terrace.
Shoreline estimates that access fees to use the proposed new facility would be similar to the fees charged in the neighboring jurisdictions. That means Shoreline residents who want pool access can attain it for what it would cost them to do so in Shoreline, but without burdening all taxpayers with a huge new tax obligation.