Park Board to extend hours of Grant Beach and Westport pools tonight due to Heat Advisory

Park Board to keep Grant Beach and Westport pools open late Friday

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Springfield-Greene County Park Board has announced the Grant Beach and Westport pools will extend their pool hours tonight.

The extended hours will be in place due to the Heat Advisory issued by the National Weather Service. Grant Beach, 1300 N. Grant Ave., and Westport, 3100 W. Mt. Vernon St., pools will stay open until 8 p.m. tonight.

Should the heat advisory be extended throughout the weekend, Fassnight Pool would stay open until 8 p.m. Saturday; Meador and Westport pools will remain open until 8 p.m. Sunday.

Normal admission is in effect until 5:30 p.m.; admission after that drops to $1 or donation of a canned food item, which will be given to Ozarks Food Harvest.

For more info, visit www.parkboard.org.