Last week the Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded the Town of Haxtun a $923,400 grant to renovate the community’s public pool facility.

The grant is part of GOCO’s Community Impact program, which develops and revitalizes parks, trails, school yards, fairgrounds, environmental education facilities and other outdoor projects that enhance a community’s quality of life and access to the outdoors.

The Town of Haxtun’s community pool is a central gathering space for the community, supports multi-generational programming and hosts local school athletics. Funding will allow the town to address numer...