The Northern Wasco County Park and Recreation District board has approved moving forward with negotiations with contractor Tripplet-Wellman on a construction contract for the Thompson Park swimming pool project.  Tripplett-Wellman has completed the pre-construction phase of the project except for demolition of the current pool…which will be included in the overall project construction and will be a part of this contract.  District Interim Executive Director Karl Cozad said projected expenses are constantly being reviewed and refined…and they are now at a point to be confident that the project can move forward within available financial resources.  He also thinks contract negotiations should move quickly.  The project will commence within ten days of execution of the contract.  The goal is to have the pool ready to go for next summer.