STOCKTON, Calif. —

Stockton residents are celebrating the reopening of the historic Victory Park pool, which has been closed since 2013 due to maintenance problems deemed beyond repair by city officials.

"We're excited," said Judy Limon, a Stockton resident.

The reopening includes the 75-foot pool, a splash pad, and other facilities.

Susana Patterson, another Stockton resident, said she learned how to swim in that pool 47 years ago.

“So now we get to come here and celebrate the reopening of the pool," said Patterson.

Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi said it was a community effort to bring the pool back.

"I get a little teary-eyed about it,” said Fugazi. “It's been 12 years and the community has just said, 'Don't forget about us.'"

In 2016, voters passed a 25-cent sales tax to fund r

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