It may look finished from the outside, but Hartley's new pool still needs a vital piece of internal equipment before the ribbon can be cut.

Local officials received word this week that the pool's variable frequency drives (VFDs) had been shipped and are on the way to the City With a Heart. Even so, Superintendent of Public Works Jaron Benz was unsure when they would arrive and be installed.

"We're looking forward to getting it finished and open," Benz said. "I don't want this to be delayed any longer than anybody else does."

The VFDs are the final piece of the puzzle at the new swimming poo...