 This fall, Williamson Parks and Recreation will begin the process of converting the city's pool into green space for recreational activities. Wednesday we spoke with Parks and Recreation Executive Director, Jared Dean, about the project. When you're looking at green spaces and you're looking at just parks property for families to come and enjoy and come out and just recreate together and have that family unit in one place at a park setting, that's what we've been lacking. So we're going to convert the pool property into green space and do some other projects as well. On the screen here you can tell the pool, you know, it's been shut down for over five years now and so it's time to do something with it. It's been sitting there as an eyesore for a long time, it's a liability as well. So we're going to take this and fill all this in and create a nice green space and we want to leave all of the concrete in here as well. The kitty pool we're going to fill in, we're going to make it like a little dog park as well and then back here where the volleyball court is, we want to build an amphitheater, have a coverage stage that way we can host drama plays, outdoor concerts, we can host wedding venues as well. So it opens up a big revenue stream for us but also access for the public to come in and enjoy some green space in the city. Developments in the conversion include a placeholder for updating the community center and repaving the park's tennis and basketball courts. We're hoping to start filling in the pool this fall and start working the property. Hoping before the winter season kicks in that we're going to get some of the asphalt work done, especially on the tennis court, that's going to be one of the first options that we go with. If we can get it all done at one time, that would be great. We have some meetings coming up with some funders and some foundations and so we're on the move with that. They are trying to secure the funding and the grants to do this work. We're also open to folks that want to sponsor some of these projects. You're not just giving your money to the parks, you're giving your money to the community because all the money that we raise and the money that we bring in is going towards these projects so we can have more options for our families and the kids to enjoy here in the city. It's a time you see people either going to Logan or Pikeville and those are great parts and those are great communities but we want our folks enjoying our community as well. For Mountain Top News, I'm Joel Chorjol.