Aligned Leisure flagged the “transition plan” at a meeting on Tuesday night with representatives of swimming and water polo clubs and associations.

It involves fees being stayed this season and the setting out of a structure for fees for the next four years.

Under the deal it is expected the average water polo player would pay about $2.60 a week and a swimmer $5.42 a week for lane hire.

The move follows a backlash towards the Richmond Football Club-owned contractor based on the fee levels and a perceived lack of consultation with pool users.

O&M Aquatics Action Group spokesman Jack Baker, who did not attend on Tuesday night, said a meeting on Wednesday would discuss the offer.

“There’s quite a few people that are not willing to take the offer because it’s not what we asked for,” Mr Baker said.

“What we asked for was no fees for this season and the opportunity to work together with Aligned Leisure and the councils to make the pools sustainable into the future.”

Aligned Leisure Border transition manager Ben Tudehope did not return The Border Mail’s calls on Tuesday night.

A media release issued by Albury and Wodonga councils on Tuesday night said fundraising opportunities for the clubs such as sponsorship signage, barbecues and raffles had been discussed.

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“The meeting was labelled as positive by all parties and the information presented will be taken back to the club committees,” it stated.

The concession by Aligned Leisure came 48 hours before a planned public meeting on Thursday night to discuss a pool boycott. 

Mr Baker said he still expected that forum to occur.

“We’ll be consulting with the pool users and they’ll be the ones with the final say,” he said.