English 6

A New Pool For the Town!

In 2004, the year we moved to town. The¹ town administrators began raising funds about² a municipal swimming pool. They started with an advertising campaign that³ would appeal to families living without air conditioning: “Beat The Heat With A Neat New Pool!” The Olympic-sized⁴ pool with which would include and feature⁵ a diving board, a lap-swimming area, and a shallow area for little kids.

For years, town residents have complained⁶ that children and adults alike needed a place to go during the summers. Bored⁷ high school students would invariably get into trouble if they did not have an enjoyable summer haven. The town had a student center with pool tables and ping-pong tables.⁸

The pool was promptly constructed in the lot once occupied by a lumber yard. What⁹ was once a completely unused acre of land near the main streets are¹⁰ now a bustling monument to the town’s favorite summer hangout.

(1) Additionally, the pool boosts the local economy in an unexpected way. (2) The pool provides¹¹ many new jobs: lifeguards, administrators, even ice cream vendors. (3) The outside area is filled with children, who¹² are playing whiffle ball and kickball. (4) Patrolling the streets can be profitable, but, for them, idling outside the pool is a goldmine. (5) These sports, along with other summer activities, have led to recreational leagues and¹³ fun for the entire town. (6) This is exactly what the town administrators were hoping would happen¹⁴ build one major public work and the entire social landscape of the town shifts in a positive direction. [15]