Washington City Council held its first in person meeting in many months due to the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday evening. Mayor Scott Putnam stated he was happy to be back in front of residents to hear their opinions and concerns. Much of the meeting was taken up by public comment. The vast majority of the comment centered on the reopening of the park swimming pool. Residents’ interest prompted council to reconsider keeping the pool closed for this summer. Councilman Joe Manning stated that now the city is trying to get the dangerous lighting concerns addressed. Lights inside the pool are not properly grounded. Neither are the ladders and other equipment associated with the pool. Manning also said that buying the necessary chemicals needed to keep the pool clean may be an issue as the main chemical chlorine is in very short supply. Manning did say that if all goes well, the pool could reopen by the end of June.