The Homewood Pool is now open. But it’s not just any pool. It’s a brand new, state-of-the-art pool that’s been 12 to 13 years in the making.
Mubarik Ismaeli, president of Homewood Community Sports, fought for the new pool to be constructed for his community. For the kids in the Homewood community. For the parents, grandparents, for family, for unity, for pride in their Homewood community.
Ismaeli, with people like community developer Derrick Tillman by his side, fought for the new pool during the Bill Peduto mayoral administration, onto the Ed Gainey administration, and now to the O’Connor administration. But it’s not just the pool they were fighting for. They wanted to give Homewood an entire park transformation, and the pool is one part of it. Next to the pool is a new football field with a new scoreboard and locker rooms. It’s all part of a $22.87 million transformation of Homewood Park, which the city said is one of its largest investments in a neighborhood park in decades.