The councilman pooh-poohed his youngest constituents last week, suggesting that the recent outbreak of a stomach-churning parasite known as cryptosporidium is reason enough to ban children younger than 5 from public pools.
"The last thing we want is these huge assets [namely swimming pools] not being used," said Bradley, urging colleagues to consider an indefinite toddler swimming ban "very strongly."
But the idea held little water among colleagues - despite reports that the water-borne parasite has infected more than 1,300 Utahns this summer. They preferred more politically palatable solutions, such as super chlorination or ultra-violent light treatments.
Ultimately, area health departments opted to extend the pool restrictions on the smallest swimmers for another two weeks.
As for Bradley, he doesn't have much to worry about. His tiny constituents probably won't remember in 2021 that he once thought of leaving them high and dry.
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