Major developer Geocon's move to lodge a development application for 286 units on the Phillip swimming pool and ice skating rink site has been met with great frustration.

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The swimming pool's supporters voiced their displeasure at the news and said they would fight to save the aquatic facility.

The proposal involves building two 13-story residential towers with a 25-metre indoor pool on the ground floor and other facilities, including a cafe. Geocon has dubbed it the "Woden Pool Project".

The Canberra Times readers had a lot to say about the move. Here are some of your views.

Jane and Kim Malcolm writes: What a surprise, not!! We didn't expect any less from them, sadly.

Yuri Shukost writes: Another 256 apartment dwellers and a 25m swimming pool for all of them to use. This could get ugly.

Ryan Murphy writes: Very disappointing it's not going to be a like for like replacement. Woden really has become a concrete jungle.

H K writes: Why would any government give up a community recreational facility allowing a property developer to buy the block and build hundreds more units with the community missing out on its recreational facilities. Had to go into Civic the other day - what a concrete jungle that has become - just a mess - high-rise buildings. As far as you can see. This town has lost the plot.

Peter Earl writes: It is bizarre that just as hundreds, if not thousands, of units are built in Woden that Geocon is permitted to remove a key community asset - a 50m pool. The pitch n putt and bowling alley have long gone but as the government professes the need to remain healthy a key tool for doing so is........

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