'Not just a hole in the ground'

Residents in Hartley have seen marked progress recently at the site of the city's new pool.

What was once a large hole surrounded by mounds of dirt has transformed into something much more tangible. The shell of the pool house has been erected and the outline of the pool itself can actually be deciphered from a short distance away.

Hartley Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz has been pleased with progress so far.

"I think everything has been going really well," he said. "They took advantage of the nice fall we had, and they got a lot of the outside concrete poured."

With concrete in the...