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A.D. Lewis Community Center Pool is open

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Kids in Huntington have another place to cool off during the summer.

The A.D. Lewis Community Center Pool is back open.

It had been closed for about a year and a half.

The pool had deteriorated and there was a shortage of money to make the necessary repairs.

Earlier this year the state gave the community center a $40,000 grant.

The pool has been around since 1953 and is Huntington's only public pool.

"A lot of these kids can't make it to the pools that are so far away without transportation. To have it in their community is a great feeling," said director MaRia Hill.

Staff members plan to keep the pool open until September.