Summer’s coming!  Decatur pools open Memorial Day weekend.

Pic courtesy of James

Posted on the Be Active Decatur website…

Glenlake Pool is closed today due to equipment issues. We apologize for the inconvenience and invite you to swim at Ebster or McKoy Pool.

We have staff working to fix the problems and will reopen as soon as possible.

Photo courtesy of BeActive Decatur

Decatur Active Living’s Greg White writes in…

Decatur Residents Glenlake Pool will be closed on Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1 for repairs on the filtering system (removing the old sand and adding new sand to the filter). In the interim please visit the two City of Decatur pools at McKoy or Ebster.  Glenlake pool will reopen on Saturday, June 2 from 10am-6pm.  For additional aquatic information please call or visit www.decaturga.com

Decatur Active Living Director Greg White writes in…

Decatur residents for your active living experience Glenlake pool is open today from 10am-6m.  Special thanks to Dynamo Pool Company for working diligently to get the pool open today and the City of Decatur.  Enjoy the pool and have a great Memorial Day.  During the summer please visit Glenlake, Ebster or McKoy pool as you stay active.  For more information visit www.decaturga.com

From Decatur Active Living’s Director Greg White…

Decatur residents your safety and health are our top concerns. The Glenlake pool is closed today due to filtering and equipment issues. The pool management company and the City of Decatur have been working diligently for the last 72 hours to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. In the interim please visit the two City of Decatur pools at McKoy or Ebster. We hope to have Glenlake pool open as soon as possible and will post updates.

Decatur Active Living’s Greg White writes in….

Decatur residents your safety and health are our top concerns. The Glenlake pool is closed due to filtering and equipment issues. The pool management company and the City of Decatur have been working diligently for the last 48 hours to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. In the interim please visit the two City of Decatur pools at McKoy or Ebster. We hope to have Glenlake pool open as soon as possible and will post updates.

A message posted on multiple neighborhood message boards in the past 24 hours – which has been forwarded to me many times – recounts an event at Glenlake Pool yesterday involving sex offender Robert McKenzie having been escorted from the pool area, after an incident on Monday when he reportedly “touched” a child.

Decatur Police informed me just moments ago that McKenzie was taken into custody by a Decatur Police Officer around 1pm today and based on his “documented appearance” at Glenlake Pool yesterday, Fulton County Probation Officers arrested McKenzie for probation violation.

Decatur Deputy Police Chief Keith Lee says they are trying to contact the parent who informed staff at the pool that McKenzie had “touched” his child at the pool yesterday, but thus far they have been unsuccessful.

Lee also states that DPD has been trying to coordinate with several agencies concerning McKenzie.” However…

Norfolk VA PD has been unable to locate the file concerning his conviction, so we do not know the nature of the offense. Also McKenzie’s conviction occurred before a change in the Georgia law concerning the sexual offender registry. Offenders convicted today are prohibited from living or congregating where children normally congregate. However those convicted before the law change are only restricted by specific court orders or probation conditions.

McKenzie was arrested in March of last year for harassing joggers on the Freedom Park trail and carrying a knife.  And back in May 2011, I received a forward from a cyclist in the area who reported that McKenzie had “reached out to grab onto” her on the Stone Mountain bike path on one occasion.