• We hope you will join us at the Howard Hopkins Memorial Pool for Splash Bash 2026 on June 11 @ 1-6PM — A FREE, family‑friendly celebration of our beloved community pool and the bright future of aquatics in the Upper Valley.

• After advocating for improvements in pool culture and efficiencies of operation for our upcoming swim season,  UVAB is expecting the City to have the pool open this Memorial Day weekend. Our sincere thanks to Public Works and Pool Crews for working hard to prepare for an on time opening.  We also appreciate our City Pool Manager who has been busy onboarding staff and scheduling lifeguard training for May.

• Improvements for the upcoming pool season include:

  1. A new pump, variable frequency drive (VFD) and chlorine analyzer to help address contamination issues more quickly.

  2.  Addition of new amenities for the pool area such as a robot vacuum, lounge chairs and shade structure.

  3. Repaving and striping of the Freund lot along with a pending pilot program to improve parking validation for pool users.

  4. Small changes to the RecDesk online registration system and technology at the pool to make it easier to register or check-in this year. 

• Perhaps the most exciting news this year was the City's hiring of a new Recreation and Tourism Manager, Steven Rubinstein.  In addition to supporting pool operations and managing event permits, his primary purpose will be to serve as the project lead for a community initiative and major capital effort for the Upper Valley Community Center project. (Click on his photo to learn more about him.)

• The Upper Valley Community Center project aims to bring a new indoor pool, multi-use spaces, and a new home for the Leavenworth branch of the NCW Libraries, all under one roof. Read about UVAB's involvement in this project in the Long Term Planning Committee section of this website. You can also click on the following blue text to follow the progress of the Upper Valley Community Center – City of Leavenworth.

• UVAB continues to work on becoming a 501(c) organization (a non-profit group exempt from federal income tax).  We voted on By-Laws at the December meeting. Until all the necessary documents are completed and filed, we are working under a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with the Leavenworth Swim Team.  This will enable us to accept tax-deductible donations until we have our own 501(c) designation.   In the meantime, tax deductible donations can be made by making checks payable to the "Upper Valley Swim Team" with a memo on the check stating, "For the UVAB"

• Board Meetings will be posted on the Events tab of this website on our events calendar.  You may contact one of our Board members for more information if you are interested in attending; You can write to us using the "Contact Us" link in the "Get Involved Section below.

This UVAB committee has been exploring options for constructing and maintaining a facility that provides year-round aquatics for the upper valley. Members of this committee met with the City Administrator, Matthew Selby, in early September 2025 to discuss their findings. 

In turn, this information was shared with the City Council at their latest Study Session in October 2025. The City Administrator presented preliminary design concepts to City Council and PRSA that would include an indoor pool, the library, sports court, community rooms, and parking within the same footprint of the existing Osborn building.  Possible funding avenues were also presented. Below is more detailed information on this Study Session:

• City Administrator Presentation to City Council and PRSA 10/28/2025 Study Session (first item on agenda)

• Copy of the Presentation by City Administrator during City Council study session 

• Rough Conceptual Architectural diagrams 

  • THESE ARE JUST ILLUSTRATIVE and should not be considered in anyway a final proposal

  • These diagrams are meant to show the feasibility of an indoor pool, library, sports court and parking within the exiting Osborn lot. 

As part of our mission to advocate for a year-round pool in Leavenworth, UVAB was encouraged by council member support for our vision to include an indoor pool as part of the Osborn Elementary redevelopment project. You can read more about this in the following Leavenworth Echo article:

Leavenworth considers indoor pool as part of Osborn redevelopment - The Leavenworth Echo