® Size Reduced To Conform Seven ae | With’ Budget A $340 008 ewimatite pool for Ben Lomond ae. School — smaller than first planned by 2,200 square feet Was approved by City Council Thursday along with authorization to call for bids in “all haste.” City Manager Charles R. Kel- ley said only a “little red tape must be unwound” to work out details on operation of the pool. ‘And, although _ the council didn’t discuss it Thursday, appoe of plans by the Deden Board of Education is expected before advertisement for bids are published. . Manager Kelley said bids | should Te opened in early August so the contractor can avail - Of, the prime construc- gee a d. ‘concrete oie nae ie are necessary befor winter arrives if the ¢ bio ae cower? the i | Plans for the pool were approved with reductions in size which cut total space in the pool building from a proposed 16,— feet to 13,860 square _ COST TOO HIGH Reductions, the city sary for ee eos pointed out, were necessary Os pool as ally laid out would have been in excess of $400,000—aboutae = 000 more than the city has ‘Spend. ~The project will be bid wits the one and t the pool, locker er rooms and other inside facilities included in the base offer. pon Mice ey le minimum standards, C said. FULL SIZE th The pool, itself, is still full | Olympic size, the manager said, | with one side hhaving 3 five feet to allow for red in overall floor a ee ll be made, the manager stated City Schools can 1 during the daytim is in session. After school, weekends and i the city will uti its recreation | which is being fi $2.5 million bo revised plans for use at Og Principal c plained, will be d