Tell City pool opening delayed for liner replacement until late June
Tell City’s JFK Pool will stay closed until late June as crews replace a liner, leaving families without one of the city’s cheapest summer outings.
Tell City families expecting to start pool season this weekend will have to wait until the end of June, after city officials delayed the opening of JFK Pool for a liner replacement. The city said the liner is being inspected and evaluated before the pool is allowed to open, with the repair meant to settle the problem before swimmers are admitted for the summer.
Officials said the company that installed the liner will also complete the work so the material remains under warranty. That approach matters for a public facility that serves as a low-cost recreation option in Perry County and for a city that has already dealt with repeated pool troubles in recent years.
The delay pushes back a summer schedule many families had already planned around. Perry County government lists its Parks and Recreation department in Tell City at 2219 Payne Street, a reminder that the pool sits at the center of local recreation planning in the county seat.
The latest postponement comes after a rough run for JFK Pool. In June 2025, the pool closed after glass was found in the water, later reopened after receiving clearance, and then shut down for the rest of the 2025 season after another glass-related incident. Before that, a May 29, 2025 report said mechanical issues had already delayed the start of that season before the pool finally opened.
Tell City has been working through pool problems for years. In 2020, the city said renovations would keep the pool closed for that season. The pool reopened on June 3, 2022 after being closed since 2019 for renovations, and in 2019 the city said it had received an Indiana Department of Natural Resources grant for JFK Pool improvements, with help from the Perry County Leadership Class of 2019.
For now, city officials are betting that a delayed opening is better than risking another short-lived season. The liner replacement is intended to get JFK Pool open safely, keep it under warranty, and avoid another shutdown after the start of summer.
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