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Hinsdale Today
By the People, for the People
Hinsdale Plans $1.2M Renovation for Community Pool
The project aims to upgrade the aging children's pool and add new water features.
Apr. 15, 2026 at 4:49pm
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The proposed large blue umbrellas at the renovated Hinsdale Community Pool have raised concerns from nearby residents about maintaining the neighborhood's residential character.Hinsdale TodayThe village of Hinsdale, Illinois is planning a $1.2 million renovation project for the Hinsdale Community Pool, which was built in 1969 and last renovated in 1992. The project will replace the aging pool basin and deck, and add new features like a spray tunnel and spray fountain. However, a nearby resident has raised concerns that the proposed large blue umbrellas and lack of adequate landscaping could give the pool a more commercial feel that doesn't fit the residential neighborhood.
Why it matters
The Hinsdale Community Pool is an important recreational amenity for local families, and the planned upgrades will help ensure it can continue serving the community's needs. However, balancing the pool's functionality with the surrounding neighborhood's residential character is an important consideration.
The details
The renovation project will replace the aging children's pool, which hasn't been updated in over 30 years and has reached the end of its useful life. In addition to the new pool basin and deck, the plans include adding a spray tunnel and spray fountain. Village officials say the project will "make a splash for our smallest swimmers." However, a nearby resident named Tapan Desai has expressed concerns that the proposed large blue umbrellas and lack of adequate landscaping could give the pool a more commercial feel that doesn't fit the residential neighborhood. Desai and his neighbors are asking for more meaningful landscaping to be added to the design to help soften the look.
- Construction is expected to start in the fall of 2026 and be completed by the spring of 2027, in time for the next swimming season.
- The Hinsdale Community Pool was originally built in 1969 and last renovated in 1992.
The players
Michelle Fisher
A Hinsdale Village Board trustee who said the children's pool has not been renovated in over three decades and "truly has reached the end of its useful life."
Tapan Desai
A Hinsdale resident who lives on nearby Thurlow Street and expressed concerns that the proposed large blue umbrellas and lack of adequate landscaping could give the pool a more commercial feel that doesn't fit the residential neighborhood.
What they’re saying
“This project will make a splash for our smallest swimmers.”
— Michelle Fisher, Hinsdale Village Board trustee
“It creates a more commercial feel that we would like to avoid if that's possible. We ask that meaningful landscaping be added to the design.”
— Tapan Desai, Hinsdale resident
What’s next
Hinsdale trustees are set to vote on the project at a later meeting.
The takeaway
The planned $1.2 million renovation of the Hinsdale Community Pool aims to upgrade aging infrastructure and add new amenities, but nearby residents are concerned the design could clash with the pool's residential setting. Balancing the pool's functionality with the neighborhood's character will be an important consideration as the project moves forward.
