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Media Credit: Kyle Nelson The new pool is proposed to be built between the two tennis courts which are next to the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. [Click to enlarge]

Austin Peay State University will receive a new pool sometime next summer and the contract with Clarksville Parks and Recreation for the use of Pettus Pool will be come to an end.

"There are plans for a new pool," said Jasin Wills, coordinator of informal and adventure rec. at APSU.

"Currently, [the new pool] is proposed to be built between the two tennis courts. That's the scheduled location for it," Wills said.

Currently there is a small pavilion and a field between the two tennis courts next to the Foy Center. This will be removed and replaced by the new pool. There is no set date for groundbreaking, Wills said.

"Groundbreaking keeps changing, not sure when that will be," Wills said. "I think the goal [to finish the pool] is by next summer."

The last day for APSU to use the Pettus Pool is Aug 10, Wills said. Sometime after that the contract allowing APSU to use Pettus Pool will end.

"We have a contract with the city parks and recreation department. We operate it, we clean it everyday and provide the staffing," Wills said.

APSU began renting Pettus Pool from the city for summer programming in 2005. At the time, the renovation project for the indoor swimming pool in Memorial Health was pending approval, according to Jenn Puhl, assistant director of university recreation.

Currently Pettus Pool is also used by summer camps that APSU hosts throughout the summer.

Admission is free to APSU students, and $2 for everyone else.

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