Applications are now available for season passes to the H.D. Buehler Memorial (Bungalow) Pool in Tamaqua. Opening day will be at 11:30 a.m. on June 2. No season or daily passes will be available that day.

Steeply discounted rates for Tamaqua Area School District residents are made available through the generosity of the John E. Morgan Foundation. Rates will remain the same as last year, $10 per person for anyone living within the district. For those who reside outside of the district, a season pass will cost $100.Season pass holders will also be able to apply for temporary gust passes for visitors. Those passes will cost $20 a week, per person, with a two week limit.Daily passes for TASD residents will be $5 a day, Monday through Friday, and $6 a day for Saturday and Sunday. Out of district daily rates are $15 on Monday through Friday and $20 for weekend days. Non-season passes for children under the age of 6 will be $1 a day.Special rates will be available for patrons of the Lansford Pool, which remains closed for repairs. The Lansford Pool Committee will be in charge of collecting applications and payments.Application forms and additional information is available at Tamaqua Borough Hall, 320 E. Broad St.; the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce; the Tamaqua Public Library; Fegley's Mini Mart; and Our Family Mini Mart. Completed applications and payment are to be taken to the borough hall.To ensure having your pass by opening day, have your application completed and submitted to the borough by April 28.For more information, call (570) 668-3444 or 668-0300, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.