By Tatiana Pina
PROVIDENCE - The city will not be opening the pool at the Davey Lopes Center this summer or ever.
Beth Charlebois, director of recreation services, said the pool, which has had its deep end fenced off for the past five or six years, is being closed for good because of the cost of keeping the pool open and dwindling number of children who use it.
All of Providence's outdoor city-owned pools had deep ends and all were filled in about 10 yrs ago, with the exception of Davey Lopes. The city's remaining 4 pools go from 3 feet to 4 feet deep.
Charlebois said city officials have been talking about getting rid of pools and going to water spray parks due to safety, liability and cost issues.