Updated 5/1/25

Where the Project Stands

The Virginia-Highland Pool Association (VHPA) and Atlanta Public Schools (APS) have drafted a pre-development agreement — the first formal step in exploring the feasibility of a community pool.

🔹 This agreement is not a lease or final commitment.
🔹 It simply allows the VHPA and APS to collaborate on early planning activities, including:

• Site design and feasibility

• Financial modeling

• Due diligence

Upcoming Vote: What It Does — and Doesn’t — Mean

The upcoming APS Board of Education vote will determine whether to approve the pre-development agreement only.

❌ It does not authorize construction
❌ It does not finalize a lease
✅ It does allow planning and feasibility work to begin

A second APS vote — expected 12–30 months from now — would be required for any long-term agreement. That vote would only occur after:

• The design and financial plan are complete

• Community engagement sessions have taken place

• A formal lease has been drafted

• The VHCA and NPU have voted in support of the project

Our Ask of the Community

We’re asking for your support to move into the planning phase. This is not a vote for the pool itself — it's a vote to explore whether it’s viable and how it could serve our neighborhood.

📬 Let your voice be heard: Fill out the VHCA feedback form here (Virginia-Highland residents only)
Your input will help guide the VHCA’s position on whether to support the pre-development agreement.