On a warm summer day, bikes pile up on the sidewalk outside Bluejacket Pool, the centerpiece of a cozy neighborhood on the western corner of Overland Park.
Jennie Punswick has been taking her six kids to this small outdoor pool for 18 years. Her son used money from his first communion to buy popsicles at the concession stand. Now, she sees former neighborhood kids bringing their children to Bluejacket.
“I remember all of the swim lessons that our kids took here and sitting with women that are now my best friends,” she said.
But she and more than 800 of her neighbors said goodbye to Bluejacket Pool this month. The 51-year-old pool — leaking 1,500 gallons of water every hour — has closed.
