A Fountain Hill organization would like Salisbury Township to get in the swim.

A representative is offering a line of communication between his organization and Salisbury.

“We were organized to save the Fountain Hill pool,” Mike Zovko, representing the Fountain Hill Community Coalition, said at the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners’ April 11 meeting.

The coalition, a 501(c) (3) organization founded to reopen the Fountain Hill swimming pool, Zovko said, formed in 2022.

He told a reporter for The Press the coalition raised $8,000 for the pool project.

The pool is expected to reopen in June. Visit https://www.fountainhill.org/ for employment information.

“My children and myself enjoyed the Fountain Hill pool for years,” township Commissioner Heather Lipkin, who represents Ward 1 on Salisbury’s east side, said.

“While we are a Fountain Hill organization, we’ve grown by leaps and bounds,” Zovko said. “We have a number of Salisbury members. We are nonrestrictive.”

The coalition’s second annual “Restaurant Week,” Zovko said, included restaurants in Salisbury Township.

“We’re trying to build a sense of community, Zovko said, adding, “We’ve lost a number of organizations, including churches.”

The coalition is exploring the idea of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1059 Delaware Ave., Fountain Hill, becoming a community center, Zovko said. A meeting on the topic was held April 2 at St. Paul’s.

“I’m not here for money. I’m not here for favors. I’m here to put you on our email list,” Zovko said, who can be reached at mzovkofhcc@gmail.com.

Fountain Hill Borough is 478 acres. There are 4,800 residents, based on 2020 census figures. Fountain Hill annexed 255 acres from Salisbury Township in 1919.