Dry Summer: Cedar Rapids Municipal Pools Won’t Open In 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS — There will be no swimming this year at Cedar Rapids’ municipal outdoor pools and aquatic centers.That announcement was made Thursday by Scott Hock, the city’s director of parks and recreation. It affects the pools at Bever, Ellis and Jones parks and the aquatic centers at Cherry Hill and Noelridge parks.“Our staff has spent the last several weeks reviewing the guidelines from the CDC for operations to determine if accommodations could be made to allow public swimming at the pools,” Hock said.