May 27, 2014 By Steve Barrett And Sandor Mecs, For The 3 min read

WAYNESBURG — People in the Greensboro area are expressing their gratitude for a project to renovate a public swimming pool in their community.

Several residents and students from the Greensboro area expressed thanks to the Greene County commissioners for the county’s ongoing renovations at Mon View Park in Greensboro.

The pool there is undergoing an $800,000 renovation and is expected to open in July. New features will include a water slide, climbing wall and children’s play area. The county also recently installed new playground equipment at the park.

Greensboro Councilman Charles Mallory, resident Bobbi Antill and six students from Mapletown Junior/Senior High School presented the commissioners with a thank-you note signed by local children who use the park.

The commissioners also said last week that the county will partner with the Greene County Library System to pilot a new summer reading program called “Canary Library.”

Throughout the summer, carts containing library books for all ages will be available at each of the three county pool sites — Alpha Aquatic Center in Waynesburg, Carmichaels Pool in Carmichaels and Mon View Pool in Greensboro. Children and adults will be encouraged to take a book, read and enjoy it, then either return it to the pool or keep it.

The program is free, and a library card isn’t required.

“Canary Library” will also serve as an additional learning experience for the recreation department’s summer day camp program, which provides free activities for county children ages 5 to 15. This year, day camp will be held June 16 through July 25 at various locations. Children attending day camp pay a discounted rate of $2 daily to visit any of the pools during the camp hours.

For more information on “Canary Library,” call the library system at 724-852-5396, or the county department of recreation at 724-852-5323.

The commissioners also approved various proclamations.

The commissioners proclaimed the week of May 6-12 as National Nurses Week; the week of May 18-24 as Emergency Medical Services Week; and the week of May 11-17 as National Hospital Week.

The commissioners also proclaimed May as Foster Parent Appreciation Month. The proclamation recognizes the love, security and guidance foster families provide to the 62 county children currently receiving foster care.

The proclamation states that “Greene County Children and Youth Services has a strong network of foster families, and those parents work closely with the agency to prepare children in need to meet the challenges they will face in daily life.”

Stacey Courtwright, Children and Youth Services administrator, thanked the commissioners for their support and reported that of the 62 children in foster care, 15 are in-county placements, 25 are with relatives and 22 are out-of-county placements. CYS has eight in-county foster homes available, including the home of Michele Robinson of Carmichaels, who, along with her husband, have been foster parents for 14 years.