Resident: Lifeguards step it up at pool
After criticizing city officials for lax work at the facility, the dad says things have improved.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mason resident Chris Stovall criticized city officials last week for what is said is lax lifeguarding in the wake of a drowning at the Mason Community Center pool.
Stovall said that when he and his 6-year-old daughter Lydia
Extras
swam at the pool May 4, lifeguards were anything but attentive, and one even asked his daughter to see if something in the water was feces.
With 4-year-old Bobby Simpson's drowning in April at the pool fresh on residents' minds, Stovall said he needed to speak up.
After talking with city officials, Stovall said witnessed a marked improvement at the pool last weekend.
"Everyone was attentive, and the head lifeguard was more visible than I have ever seen," he said. "If that maintains, then it was worth every effort."
Contact this reporter at (513) 696-4525 or dcallahan@coxohio.com.
