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OK, so the City of Edmonds Parks and Recreation department is sponsoring the inaugural will Paws in the Pool at Yost Pool Sept. 21.

Isn’t that unsanitary? Will the pool be cleaned afterward? How long will it take before swimmers allowed back in?

Those questions, and more, have been on the minds of many after the City made its first announcement of the doggie dip.

“After our Paws in the Pool event, Yost Pool will be closed for the season,” said Kim Anderson, a recreation coordinator for the City. “The pool will be thoroughly cleaned as it is every year at the end of the season. The...