Users of the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center got plenty of bad news last week withe the facility’s closure. And thanks to a William Shore Memorial Pool District decision earlier this year, they won’t be getting a break on admission to the Port Angeles pool, either.

In July, district staffers recommended to the board of commissioners that the William Shore Pool go to a two-tier rate structure, for district residents and non-district residents. The district was going to implement this pricing structure at the beginning of the year which would give Sequim residents plenty of notice about the price change, Steven Burke, executive director for the William Shore Memorial Pool District, wrote this week.

But because of SARC’s Oct. 30 closing date, the Port Angeles pool is activating its new pricing structure effective immediately.

The district is subsidized more than 50 percent by district property owners in the amount of 17 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation or $480,000 each year, Burke noted. “The district taxpayers should not subsidize use rates for non-district residents,” he wrote.

Because of a lack of space, Burke wrote, the district will give preference to patrons who live in the district first, then out-of-district residents.

For specific prices or more information, call Burke at 417-9767 ext. 102 or e-mail to sburke@williamshorepool.org.