The decommissioned English Station power plant in New Haven, Connecticut may soon become a waterfront park and public swimming pool.

Officials announced plans to buy and transform the site on Monday.

The plant, which was once responsible for powering the city and is visible from I-95, was deactivated in 1992.

Mayor Justin Elicker (D) said he hopes it will become a gathering place for his city.

“8.6 acres for a city like ours is just huge,” Elicker said. “3,000 feet of waterfront access, public outdoor pools, playgrounds, sports, courts, walking and biking trails, native plant gardens; a community asset, a gathering place.”

Elicker and multiple others at the announcement spoke about the importance of public swimming pools in communities like New Haven. According to the Centers for Dise

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