City of Poughkeepsie

The city pools are open for use! Entrance fees are being waived again this year, but you must register for a pool pass. Application forms for passes and for swim lessons can be found online at https://lnkd.in/ebmYwZgu and can be filled out in advance and then taken to the pools for final registration. Or people can obtain those forms at the pools when they are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Read more here, https://lnkd.in/eRNsz_ZQ

Mayor Flowers was joined by members of the Common Council, city staff, area representatives and many others today for the official opening of the Pulaski Pool House. The new facility includes new bathrooms, lifeguard room, office welcome desk, and storage and kitchen areas. Other upgrades were made to the pool area, including a new splash pad. Lots of smiling faces were at the event today. Both Pulaski Park Pool and Spratt Park Pool are now open for the season. Read more here, https://lnkd.in/eRNsz_ZQ

Pools open Saturday; pool pass registration will continue Monday; Fourth of July fireworks scheduled; Common Council gets update on zoning changes, all this and more in The Buzz: City of Poughkeepsie E-Newsletter — June 28, 2024 - https://lnkd.in/e4JF9g3K]

State Senator and former Mayor Rob Rolison stopped by City Hall this week to meet with Mayor Yvonne Flowers to provide updates and offer any assistance. The mayor has been meeting with various officials from all levels of government in her first sixth months in office. Both Mayor Flowers and Senator Rolison will be attending the ribbon-cutting at the new Pulaski Pool House at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The project started under the Rolison Mayoral Administration, and the public is invited to attend. The pool will open afterward, and Spratt Pool will open at noon for the season.

The city is working with about half-dozen food truck vendors who will be operating at several city-owned locations beginning this week, including Spratt and Pulaski pools as well as along Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall. Several food trucks will be located across from City Hall from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and other trucks will be at the pools when they open Saturday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Pulaski Pool House will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at 62 Washington Street, and the pool will then be open to the public. Spratt Park Pool at 121 Wilbur Boulevard will open at noon that day. For the rest of the season, both pools will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Swim lessons will be offered at Pulaski Pool from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday, and adult lap swim will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day at Spratt Pool. Food trucks will be at the pools when they are open, and they will be across City Hall on Fridays this summer.

Events throughout city celebrate Juneteenth holiday, pools to open on June 29th, Nature's Impact Spruces Up City Hall property -- all this and much more in The Buzz: City of Poughkeepsie E-Newsletter — June 21, 2024 - https://lnkd.in/eXnM_8QB]

Mayor Flowers was among many area elected officials who joined Congressman Pat Ryan and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at a roundtable discussion event today at Dutchess Community College. Cardona was in the area to help break ground on the site for the new Ulster BOCES, SUNY New Paltz, and SUNY Ulster Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming center at iPark 87. After that, Ryan convened the roundtable discussion that included Dutchess Community College President Peter Grant Jordan, students and others to talk about Career and Technical Education programming initiatives. The discussion focused on trades and skill building, and workforce development opportunities for area youth. Mayor Flowers thanked Congressman Ryan for facilitating the discussion, “as we work to build a workforce that has the necessary skills to take advantage of today’s job opportunities.”

Please take note: City Hall will be closed Wednesday in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. City Hall will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Thursday

The city thanks all the organizations and members of the public who participated in activities this weekend to celebrate the upcoming Juneteenth holiday. The events culminated with a daylong celebration at Waryas Park Sunday that included a bouncy house, music, food trucks and more. The weather was absolutely perfect, and it was great to see so many turn out to enjoy the festivities!

Juneteenth-related events are happening this weekend! Check out what's happening today, tomorrow and next week. Clink on the link or scan QR code to get list of events. Juneteenth Jubilee: Celebrating Freedom and Unity | Poughkeepsie, NY https://lnkd.in/eErgXi-7