ADRIAN — At their Nov. 18 meeting, Adrian city commissioners heard a report on plans for Bohn Pool. 

Parks and recreation director Jeremiah Davies reported on the plans the city has been developing with the help of architects from The Collaborative.

The next phase of the work, tentatively slated for 2025, falls into three categories.

• Essential building maintenance: This includes replacing the shingle roof, repairing flashing and siding, repairing various damaged valves and other plumbing elements, relocating downspouts to improve drainage, and insulating the concessions area and providing climate control there.
• Safety: This includes upgrading emergency egress lights and replacing the pad-mounted electrical transformer and service panel that are exposed to chlorine.
• Accessibility: This includes relocating accessible parking spaces, replacing door hardware and thresholds that don’t meet Americans with Disabilities Act thresholds, retrofitting some restrooms to be ADA-compliant, and redesigning the reception desk to include an ADA-accessible area.

The anticipated cost of those projects is about $455,000.

Items that are further down the road, currently planned for 2026, include more expensive tasks like replacing the pool’s PVC membrane and the gutter that runs around the perimeter of the pool.

Other future projects include achieving full ADA compliance, replacing natural gas lines, replacing obsolete and rusted electrical equipment, and installing cooling equipment in the lifeguard station.

Other news from the Nov. 18 commission meeting

Crimson Holdings updates: Commissioners discussed how to use $50,000 that a judge had ordered Crimson Holdings to pay the city for the benefit of residents affected by noxious odors from Crimson’s powdered egg processing plant. It was originally supposed to be $100,000 but the city only received half of the amount before the company filed for bankruptcy. One possibility raised by city administrator Greg Elliott was creating a path between Dunlap Park on Treat Street and Parish Park on Erie Street. Commissioners decided to conduct a survey and hold an open house for residents to discuss their ideas.

The city has been notified that Crimson Holdings is being purchased by a company called Veos, which intends to continue using the East Maumee Street facility for egg drying.

Align Center: Commissioners heard a report from representatives from the Align Center for Workforce Development, which is being built at 430 E. Church St. The center will provide training for unemployed people, underemployed people, people who need to gain different job skills, and high school graduates preparing for careers. It will also have a community center named for Paul “Chico” Martinez, a community activist who died of cancer in 2022.

Nuisance property on Front Street: A public hearing was set for declaring the property at 616 E. Front St. to be a public nuisance. Drug activity has been taking place at the house. The hearing will be during the city commission meeting on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. If the house is declared to be a public nuisance, police will force anyone who is living there to leave, and it will be boarded up for one year.

Future demolition: The city agreed to accept the title to 214 Comstock St., which was recently foreclosed on by the Lenawee County treasurer. Accepting the title is part of facilitating the planned demolition of the house there.

Sidewalk action: Lynne Punnett thanked the city for taking action on the sidewalk at the corner of Maumee and McVicar streets. The city’s concrete contractor had been behind on work, and the lack of a sidewalk there was creating a safety hazard that people had raised concerns about at the previous commission meeting. Commissioner Mary Roberts said the city had to hire a different contractor to complete the job.