Mineola, NY-Nassau County Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury) and the legislature approved this week a resolution to waive fees at all Nassau County pool facilities for all active duty military personnel and their families. A pool formerly used by many of the local military personnel at Mitchel Field is unusable.

The fee waiver is an amendment to an already existing ordinance that waived fees for military personnel at the Nassau County Aquatic Center when used for training purposes. This amendment expands the exemption to all Nassau County pools. The amendment was approved unanimously.

"In light of the news that the swimming pool at Mitchel Field is inoperable because of lack of funding, we are opening our doors and pools to active military personnel and their families," said Presiding Officer Jacobs. "It a courtesy that we wanted to extend to those serving our country."

Legislators are planning to write to federal officials to make sure that the Mitchel Field pool is repaired by next summer so that the military families will have their local pool back.