Pool committee plans fundraisers

The Haxtun Swimming Pool project marches on; to date the committee tasked with raising funds to construct a new swimming pool in Haxtun reports a total of $358,000 so far.

“The committee is encouraged by donation progress over the past six months,” Committee Member Lee Salyards said in a recent update.

The goal, Salyards said, is to locally raise $750,000. “We’ve seen so many local businesses and individuals step up and give, which gets the project closer to its goal.”

The goal figure is one provided by a grant writer who has experience writing applications to Great Outdoors Colorado. GOCO off...