The pool at Mary Moss Park, in the Witherspoon/Jackson neighborhood, was reopened Monday after a brief shutdown due to cracks in its plaster bottom.

The town closed it for repairs last Wednesday after a municipal employee cut her foot while walking in the pool. “It’s very old, dating back at least to the fifties,” said Ben Stentz, Princeton’s Recreation Director. “Why it started to peel more rapidly in the last few weeks, we don’t know. But it brought to our attention the fact that the deterioration was getting worse.”

Temporary repairs have been made to the pool to keep it safe through the summer. The small, shallow pool is used regularly by children from Princeton Nursery School and others from the neighborhood. “It’s concrete, so it has been replastered and repainted many times,” Mr. Stentz said. “It shows its age, but still serves a nice function.”

The future of the Mary Moss Park, and the pool, is being reevaluated by the town and will be the subject of feedback from the neighborhood and the community. “It’s up in the air. We’re not sure right now what the renovation will look like,” said Mr. Stentz. “We’ll see what 2016 brings.”