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Roanoke city looks at closing pools for two seasons due to budget concerns

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ROANOKE, Va. – As businesses begin to reopen, the city of Roanoke is looking at closing its public pools for two seasons.

That was part of the budget presented to city council Monday.

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The budget also proposes closing the main branch of the library two hours earlier and closing the libraries one day a week — likely Saturday.

To save money, the city would not fill jobs that do not currently have someone.