<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4aECIR_0mTCFquZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4aECIR_0mTCFquZ00" width="640" height="361" >MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Parks announced which pools, splash pads and water parks will open this summer.Last year, the parks department was forced to keep some pools and parks closed because of a post-pandemic lifeguard shortage. "We really are still rebuilding from the years of being shut down," Milwaukee County Parks Recreation and Business Service Assistant Director Andrea Wallace said. Milwaukee County Parks had 76 lifeguards on staff last year. This year, the county said it has hired 90. That 15% boost is not enough to open every county pool, but it is enough to open the county's two water parks: Schulz Aquatics Center at Lincoln Park and Cool Waters in West Allis. Cool Waters was one of the pools the county shut down last summer, but the county made it a priority to open this year. "I want to go there now because there's more slides than the pool I usually go to, so it's more opportunity," fourth grader Kieran Hurlebaus told 12 News Thursday. For those still looking for a summer job, Milwaukee County Parks is hosting one more accelerated three-day lifeguard session starting May 23. For more information on this additional session, click here. FULL LIST OF COUNTY AQUATIC SITES OPEN THIS SUMMER:Water Parks (2 Sites)Cool Waters Aquatic Center at Greenfield Park, West Allis, May 27-TBA Schulz Aquatic at Lincoln Park, Milwaukee June 10-TBADeep Well Outdoor Pools (2 Sites)Sheridan Park, Cudahy. June 17-TBAWilson Park, Milwaukee. June 17-TBASplash Pads (6 sites)Lucille Berrien Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Clarke Square Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Madison Park, Wauwatosa. June 17- August 13Moody Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Gordon Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Dineen Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Wading Pools (16 sites)Algonquin Park, Brown Deer. June 17-August 13Cooper Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Hales Corners Park, Hales Corners. June 17-August 13Harriet Tubman Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Humboldt Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Jacobus Park, Wauwatosa. June 17-August 13La Follette Park, West Allis. June 17-August 13Lindsay Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Mitchell Park, Milwaukee. June 17 - August 13Pulaski Cudahy, Cudahy. June 17-August 13Rainbow Park, West Allis. June 17-August 13Smith Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Tiefenthaler Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Tippecanoe Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Walker Square Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13Wedgewood Park, Milwaukee. June 17-August 13</div></body>

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MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Parks announced which pools, splash pads and water parks will open this summer. Last year, the parks department was forced to keep some pools and parks closed because of a post-pandemic lifeguard shortage. \"We really are still rebuilding from the years of being shut down,\"...

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Parks announced which pools, splash pads and water parks will open this summer. Last year, the parks department was forced to keep some pools and parks closed because of a post-pandemic lifeguard shortage. "We really are still rebuilding from the years of being shut down,"...