On Wednesday the council officially recommended an area in the Memorial Park car park, next to its grandstand, as the site of the future $15million Mosgiel pool.
Some neighbouring residents say they were unaware of the proposed site before the announcement and are blasting the council on what they see as a lack of consultation.
Council parks and cemetery manager Scott MacLean said it was comfortable with its level of consultation.
"Once a site is confirmed, a design team will be engaged to create a design. As part of the design process, we will be talking to affected stakeholders, including neighbours and sports club representatives, to ensure their concerns are considered in the pool design and mitigated where possible."
Staff met some residents on Monday to discuss the site, he said.
It also widely distributed information about the designation last year of Memorial Park, Memorial Gardens and Peter Johnstone Park for community and recreation purposes in its district plan, which related to future projects including the pool.
Feedback was received from submitters about this which influenced conditions placed on the designation, he said.
Gordon Rd resident Pat Bowman, who lives near the proposed site, said the news of the site was a "sad shock".
She was not aware of any consultation about the specific site mentioned.
"Nobody has done a door-knock. It would have been nice to be personally told, especially when we are going to be the ones affected."
The site would block her sun and views and create noise and traffic, she said.
Her neighbour Robyn Thomson said council should have done a "full consultation" with affected residents.
"They don't understand a lot of the jargon that goes on. Some of us aren't university scholars."
From the maps the council released yesterday the facility looked to be only metres away from her house.
"I'm just absolutely gutted. From now on I want them to consult with me every step of the way."
Councillors will discuss the site at a meeting on Tuesday.
