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Kansas Citians have few options for swimming this July 4 weekend. Problems from maintenance to supply chain issues to lifeguard shortages have meant some pools in the region won’t be open this summer.
Kids in Olathe are out for summer break, and Monday the city will begin opening its public swimming pools. However, the pools are opening with health and safety rules in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.One of the city's pools, Frontier pool, is not scheduled to open this summer due to the impact of COVID-19 staffing. But for pools such as Black Bob Bay, which opens at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, it's summertime as usual.Black Bob Bay features raft water slides, a lazy river, shallow water play structures, family changing room, shade areas for party rentals, a dive well that includes two...