Passing Morning Shower Closes County Parks for the Day

In an abundance of caution, county pools were closed today because of a passing early morning shower. With the forecast calling for a high temp near 80 and partly cloudy skies with a chance of an afternoon thundershower, Westchester Park Pools stayed shut.

County Park Pools have been setting records this year - opening later in the season, closing earlier and shutting down for minor weather events - and are on the way to having the fewest open days ever. No one seems to remember the events which has set off the absurd excess of rules and closings that plagues recreation facilities run by the county - private clubs, which arguably face much greater risk, do not abide by the same rules. Shenorock and Lake Isle were open.