But a strong community reaction forced it to rescind that idea. The council put $64,000 into its operating budget to cover the running costs at the complex for the 2014-15 season.
Future options for the pool are being considered by council as part of its 10-Year Plan in conjunction with the Wanganui East pool working party.
Pool trust chairman John Rhodes said the trust was getting in funding applications to see it through the next summer season.
"Council has given us $64,000 of the $90,000 we estimate to cover our costs for the next season. So it means that we're looking for the remainder," Mr Rhodes said.
The trust was also applying for funding to get a new boiler.
"We reckon that will cost about $30,000-$40,000. But it's important for us because it means we can heat the pools, open them earlier in the season and close them later," he said.
Without an operating boiler last season, the trust had to shut the pool in March.
Meanwhile the pools had been emptied and Mr Rhodes said that showed previous repairs to leaks in the main pool had worked "because there's no water seeping into the pool".
He said there were some small cracks in the smaller learners' pool and they had appeared after the last significant earthquake which struck Wanganui in January so would have to be repaired.
The trust had five new members and had also set up three sub-committees to look after specific areas of the pool operation. One was for repairs and maintenance, another to look after finance and the third to handle staffing matters.