Wagner Pool needs funding to open in 2025 and beyond!
Help repair and sustain current operations at the Wagner pool for the near future while we plan for a replacement aquatic facility.
The liner needs to be replaced this spring, in order to open the pool in 2025.
Raise a glass for the Wagner Pool!
Tuesday, March 18 5-8:00pm at the Ryzo Tasting Room
Ryzo is opening their doors and pouring wine for Wagner Pool! Buy a glass (or a bottle) and support the Friends of the Pool in securing the needed funds to repair and operate the Methow Valley’s public swimming pool this summer! Half of every purchase goes to the Friends of the Pool.
Community Listening Sessions & Survey
Nearly 70 people attended in-person in Twisp and Winthrop, and 301 completed the online survey in November 2024!
Thank you to everyone who bravely shared opinions, concerns and ideas, whether or not they were popular. We want to hear it all!
We’ll share more complete results soon. Here’s some of what we heard:
Keep it simple. Get a replacement, basic pool built quickly so the MV isn’t left without a pool. Phase construction.
Some swimming programs are wanted immediately: Adult lessons and adult team. Kids lessons at hours for working parents, including tot/parent time. Teen activities. Childcare, especially for families in Twisp.
Taxes are undesirable as a means of funding. But, user fees need to be affordable too.
Folks who don’t use the pool realize it’s important to the community as a whole for teaching water safety and for socializing.
Schools are a strategic partner for lessons, youth fitness and water safety.
Let’s do this kind of session again! Future topics to explore: Location. Financials of a Pool. Design/Engineering. Stay tuned for dates in the spring.
