Mayor Announces Five City Outdoor Pools to Open for Summer Season On July 1
Mayor Byron W. Brown announced that five outdoor pools will open for the summer in Buffalo on Monday, July 1, 2024, a positive outcome directly related to an a very active, yearslong recruitment and training campaign for lifeguards.
Additionally, swimmers can cool down at two of the City’s indoor pools. The Cazenovia-Connors, Kait, Harrity Memo rial Pool and Lovejoy pools are open for free and lap swimming Monday through Friday, as posted, year- round.
Mayor Brown stated, “We are very ex cited that more pools are opening, thanks to City youth who trained to be City lifeguards this season. I want to thank our returning and new lifeguard staff for stepping up, as well as the Division of Parks and Recreation and the Police Ath letic League of Buffalo, for its commitment to our robust lifeguard recruitment and training program. This is an excellent opportunity for our youth to make money as a lifeguard, while ensuring children and their families have a safe place to cool off and swim.”
Like many cities across the country since the COVID-19 global health pandemic, Buffalo faced a lifeguard shortage in previous years, which led to the launch of an aggressive lifeguard recruitment and training program.
Last year, Kensington, Riverside and Centennial Pools were the only outdoor pools to open. This summer, Houghton and JFK Pools will be joining that list. Cazenovia and Lovejoy indoor pools will also be open again this season with ex tended hours. The City of Buffalo has se cured enough lifeguards for the summer to return to a more normal operation with pools.
Below is the list of outdoor pools scheduled to open on Monday, July 1, 2024.
Centennial Outdoor Pool
Houghton Outdoor Pool
JFK Outdoor Pool
Kensington Outdoor Pool
Riverside Outdoor Pool
Additionally, swimmers can cool down at two of the City’s indoor pools. The Cazenovia- Connors, Kait, Harrity Memo rial Pool and Lovejoy pools are open for free and lap swimming Monday through Fri day, as posted, year- round.
Currently, ten City splash pads are open daily from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. through the end of the school year, weather permitting. When the Buffalo Public School year ends on June 25th, the splash pads will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Labor Day. City splash pads are open at the following locations.
Ralph Wilson Park - foot of Porter Ave.
Allison Park - Reese St., adjacent to Asarese-Matters Community Center
MLK Jr. Park Basin - Best St. and Fillmore Ave.
Lanigan Park - South Park Ave., west of Louisiana St.
Lincoln Park - foot of Quincy St.
Cazenovia Park - behind the park casino
Houghton Park - foot of Spahn St.
Schiller Park - Sprenger St. side of park
Roosevelt Park - foot of Roosevelt Ave.
Kensington Pool and Splash Pad - 665 Kensington Ave
In Buffalo, lifeguards make $20 an hour and supervising lifeguards make $22 an hour