City Council meeting that could spell fate of the City Pool

A special meeting is scheduled in regards to the City Pool on Tuesday, August 8 at the City Hall gymnasium in Malta at 7:00 p.m. Three of five mayoral candidates were in attendance, earning a nod from current Mayor Shyla Jones.

"I want to welcome all the candidates here," she said. "I think it's great that you guys are coming (to the city council meetings) because we are about to set budgets. The budgets will be decided this year for next year."

Though they did not set the budget that night, Mayor Jones reminded the candidates that this year's budget meeting, set on Thursday, July 27 at 5 p...