Town of Whitehall Pool will not open in 2020

The Town of Whitehall Swimming Pool will not open in 2020.

At Monday's City Council meeting, Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh announced the news to the governing body. Hensleigh said pool operators will be unable to take a pool certification class, lifeguards will not be able to get training, and with the window of the middle of June to open it just can't happen. She added they are unaware when Phase 2 of reopening in Montana will kick in, but even when it does the guidelines for social distancing make it almost impossible to have the pool open.

"It's really heartbreaking, but we won't be able to...