I am writing to ask you to support the Golden Square swimming pool.

Over the past few years I have attended water aerobics classes, live music nights and food van nights at the pool and have been astounded at the level of community found at this venue.

Watching families share the pool, picnics and general all round good fun gladdens my heart in the stressful times we live in.

Seeing children and teenagers off their devices and socialising, playing and exercising is something communities should aim for, not destroy.

I can remember in the late 60s, early 70s, when the Bendigo City Council destroyed part of Bendigo's heritage by removing the beautiful verandahs and balconies that were part of our history.

So what will be your legacy as a councillor? Someone who destroyed an important part of our community or someone who showed enough vision to support the Golden Square swimming pool?

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The confusing report on the Golden Square Recreation Reserve project leaves a lot of issues for ratepayers to untangle.

The report omits that 75 per cent of respondents voted to keep the Golden Square pool, yet includes unnecessary respondents' information like 11.1 per cent were over 59 years of age, and 30 were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

The report states " Volunteers become tired and then declined, and this presents a risk to council for at those times the obligation to run the pool often falls to council."

No! It was council's mismanagement. They became tired, and in 2013 the committee took over. The well led pool committee is run by volunteers, and overcame council's past failed management maintenance obligations.

The 72 per cent attendance increase in four years and a council subsidy of just $2.69 per attendee, compared with $3.69 for the new Kangaroo Flat Gurri Wanyarra and $10.71 for the Faith Leech Aquatic Centre says it all.

If council is concerned about finances when looking to save money, then undertake a report on the cost of the Hargreaves Mall, GovHub and Gastronomy projects.

Leave the situation alone. No decommissioning.

A partnership is best, between the community, council and the pool leadership committee.