Council Candidate Stands By Pool Statement

After Hoboken's community  pool, scheduled to open July 19 at the Boys and Girls Club for kids between the ages of 5 and 12, became a topic of discussion during the recent heatwave, Fourth Ward Council candidate Tim Occhipinti is still standing by his opinion that the pool should have been opened earlier. 

In a statement sent out to Hoboken's media, Occhipinti wrote: "the fact that this pool will only be open for six weeks is unacceptable."

In previous years, the pool was also open for six weeks, said Director of Health and Human Services Leo Pellegrini.

Occhipinti also said that the pool is not a campaign issue, but a community issue. In an earlier statement, however, Occhipinti described the community pool as "exactly the type of issue I will be advocating for."

While the date for the pool's opening was set by Pellegrini months ago, Occhipinti maintains that mid-july is too late, and six weeks is too short.