The indoor pool at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons closed on July 27 for what the city called "at least 4 weeks" of improvements. The approved plan covered hydroblasting and repairing the plaster and recoating it with Pebble Tec, a new boiler, replacement sensors for the ones that had stopped working properly, and a custom Aquatic Play Unit. The Indoor Pool page now says the pool has reopened, under a schedule dated 9/17, and the play structure is limited to children under 48 inches tall.
A large share of that plan was written with cold weather in mind, and the coming months are when it gets tested.
Where the $605,000 Went
The project goes back to a January 12, 2026 staff memo from Parks and Recreation Director Chris Conway to the Board of Aldermen. It's in the city's meeting packet. A municipal park grant paid $575,000 of the $605,000 budget, and the city added a $30,000 match, about 5 percent of the total. Staff recommended six contracts totaling $603,905:
| Component | Contractor | Contract amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Play Unit | Landmark Aquatic | $306,000 |
| Pool resurfacing with Pebble Tec | Schilli Plastering Co. | $134,770 |
| Locker room shower plumbing | Merlo Plumbing Co. | $63,712 |
| Pool boiler | Jarrell Mechanical Contractors | $36,781 |
| Circulation sensors and controllers | Veregy | $31,842 |
| Locker room epoxy flooring | Technicoat Industrial Floor Coatings | $30,800 |
The play unit alone took just over half the budget. The staff memo projected that "most of the work will be completed by September," and the pool was back open on a schedule dated 9/17.
The Two Line Items Aimed at Cold Weather
Two of the smaller contracts deal directly with winter. The memo says the new boiler was meant "to resolve heating issues with the indoor pool during the winter months." Jarrell got the job as a sole-source provider because it already handles HVAC maintenance at The Pointe and knows the building's unusual water circulation system.
The second contract covered replacement sensors for a circulation system custom-designed by CTS, now called Veregy. According to the memo, those sensors are "critical for gathering accurate data, which will allow staff and contractors to better regulate pool temperatures during seasonal fluctuations."
Together, the boiler and sensor contracts came to $68,623, which is a small share of the budget. They also set the conditions for everything else in the water. If you swim laps at The Pointe from November through February, these are the contracts written for your conditions, even though none of them is visible from the deck.
The locker room work follows the same idea. The city says the new hot and cold water lines and mixing valves are meant to give "more comfortable water temperatures for members and guests."
A Play Structure Designed From a Survey
The most visible part of the project started with residents. Vortex, which makes aquatic play units, designed the new structure with Landmark Aquatic, a local aquatics contractor. The memo says its "design elements are a direct response to the Pointe Indoor Pool survey conducted by the Parks and Recreation Staff in summer of 2025." The city bought it through a purchasing cooperative, which means the product and installation were competitively bid in advance.
The pool rules limit the play structure to children under 48 inches tall. In his October message to residents, Mayor Mark Stallmann offered it as a cure for anyone "already missing summertime at the North Pointe" and invited families to come see "the renovated pool and its awesome new children's play structure."
Friday, October 23: Three Events in One Evening
The city's event calendar puts the new pool to work right away. On Friday, October 23, Ballwin has three events, and two of them happen at the same time at The Pointe, #1 Ballwin Commons Circle.
- Halloween Hullabaloo, 5:30 to 8 p.m. It's free, open to the public, and you don't need to register. The city's listing promises crafts, activities and games, and costumes are encouraged. The mayor's message adds prizes and the annual chili cook-off, and he says he'll award "the traveling trophy to the winner of this year's cook off."
- Glow Pumpkin Plunge, 5:30 to 8 p.m. This one is for ages 10 to 14 and takes place in the indoor pool. Kids swim to pick a pumpkin, decorate it, and compete for a People's Choice award, followed by free swim in the glowing pool. It's free, but the city encourages advance registration to guarantee a pumpkin, and registration closes one day before the start, so Thursday, October 22 is the last day to sign up.
- Moonlight Howl, 9 to 10:30 p.m. This is the 16th annual 5K run and walk. Despite the timing, it's not a pool event. The city lists it as off-site, open to ages 7 to 99, with a $40 fee for both residents and nonresidents. Registration goes through MSE Racing, and the deadline for a guaranteed race shirt was September 28.
Because the Hullabaloo and the Pumpkin Plunge run at the same hours in the same building, a family with a younger child and a tween can split up and still leave together.
December Brings the Pool Back Into the Calendar
After Halloween, the next pool event is the Reindeer Swim on Saturday, December 5, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The city describes reindeer-themed lifeguards, a candy-cane hunt, holiday cookies, and a possible visit from Mikey the Elf. It costs $10 for residents and $12 for nonresidents. That's six weeks into the heating season, when the pool's winter heating comes into play with a crowd in the water.
Two weeks later, Santa and the Mean Green Grouch moves the holiday programming to the Ballwin golf course on Saturday, December 19. The two sessions, 9 to 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., currently show as unavailable in the city's registration system.
Plan December visits around The Pointe's holiday hours:
| Date | Hours at The Pointe |
|---|---|
| Thursday, November 26, Thanksgiving | Closed |
| Thursday, December 24, Christmas Eve | 5:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Friday, December 25, Christmas Day | Closed |
| Thursday, December 31, New Year's Eve | 5:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
The facility's regular hours are 5:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. The indoor pool keeps its own schedule, so check that page before you head over with swim bags.
The Same October Message Starts the Leaf Season
The mayor's October message ties the pool news to another service most Ballwin households will use. Curbside leaf collection starts Monday, October 26. The city's leaf collection page lays out how it works:
- Rake leaves to the edge of the yard, not into the street or gutter, and keep cars from parking in front of the piles. Crews skip piles they can't reach until the next cycle.
- Keep sticks, plants, logs, bricks, metal and animal waste out of the piles. Mixed piles aren't collected.
- Each ward has its own crew working Monday through Friday. Crews are expected to come back about every three weeks, and weather, staffing or equipment problems can shift the timing.
- Check the city's street completion list, which is updated daily. There's no guaranteed pickup day for any one street.
The service is free for most residents served by Republic Services, the city's contracted hauler. Multi-family complexes and commercial properties aren't included. According to a note on the city's street spreadsheet, the final round starts December 26, so leaves need to be at the curb by then.
That puts the last leaf pass the day after Christmas, three weeks after the Reindeer Swim.
City services like The Pointe are part of what we talk about when we help Ballwin families plan a move up, a downsize, or a sale. At The Monschein Team, we keep track of how those places are changing year to year. If you're starting to think about your next chapter, request a complimentary home consultation and a personalized market plan, and we'll show you how the market looks from your own street.
