Litchfield Pool Passes Inspection; Diving Board Fundraiser Takes Shape

Article Summary: The Litchfield Park District’s pool passed its annual state inspection without major findings, but the low diving board remains out of service, and commissioners agreed to pursue a winter golf-themed fundraiser to help pay for a replacement.

Pool and Diving Board Key Points:

The pool passed its annual IDPH inspection with no major findings; a concession stand inspection by the local health department is still pending.

The low diving board is the one part of the operation not working; swim lessons have gone well.

The pool has been closed six days this season because of bad weather.

Commissioner Brian Kulick proposed a Phantom Golf tournament at the community center in the January–February window; all commissioners agreed and were asked to bring possible dates to the next meeting.

LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield Park District Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, received a pool report describing a season running smoothly apart from a failed low diving board, and revived a tabled discussion about how to pay for a fix.

Commissioner Christopher Bates, who delivered the pool report, told the board the pool “continues to operate well except for the low diving board.” Swim lessons have gone well, he reported. The pool has been closed on six days this season because of bad weather.

The facility passed its annual IDPH inspection without any major findings, according to the report. A concession stand inspection by the local health department had not yet occurred as of the meeting. The minutes do not identify the local agency by name or say when the concession inspection is expected.

Fundraiser Plan Advances

The diving board question returned under old business, where the agenda listed a previously tabled item on ideas for a pool diving board fundraiser. Several ideas were discussed, according to the minutes, which do not itemize them.

Commissioner Brian Kulick suggested hosting a Phantom Golf tournament at the community center during the January–February time frame. All commissioners present were in agreement, and each was asked to bring possible dates to the next meeting. Volunteers would be needed to run the event, the minutes state. No motion was made and no vote was recorded.

The minutes do not describe the format of the proposed tournament, set a fundraising target, or state what a replacement diving board would cost.

A third reference to the diving board came later in the meeting. Under a new business discussion of the district’s Duff fund submission, Executive Director Steven C. Bryant suggested requesting money to go along with funds already raised for the diving board. Bryant will bring cost estimates to the next meeting, at which point a final decision on the submission is to be made. The minutes do not state how much has been raised so far, when the fundraising began, or how much the district would seek.

Together, the three discussions indicate the board is working toward a replacement without yet having a price in front of it. No figures of any kind appear in the July 1 record.