Ipswich City Council approves pool liner repair contract and orders new cabinets

The Ipswich City Council at a special session on April 24 approved hiring MC & R Pools Inc. to repair the main pool liner now and replace it in the fall for $201,220.00. The motion was recorded as moved by Councilmember David Coisman and seconded by Councilmember Erica Larson.

The council also recorded a separate motion, moved by Councilmember Linda Gauer and seconded by Councilmember Erica Larson, to order new cabinets for the pool at a cost of $6,226.33. The meeting was called to order by Council President Mike Heinz at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:43 p.m.

Minutes of the special session, signed by Finance Officer Amanda Metzinger on April 27, 2026, list the motions and the dollar amounts for the repair contract and cabinet purchase but do not include detailed vote tallies in the transcript text. The liner repair motion specifies immediate repair followed by a full liner replacement in the fall for the recorded amount.

Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes are limited to the motions themselves; the transcript does not specify funding source details, a recorded roll-call vote, or assigned staff follow-up beyond the contract and purchase authorizations.