Council weighs single‑story expansion versus two‑story shell for pool building
Members debated whether to reduce near‑term cost by building a single‑story facility or invest in a two‑story building (or build a structural shell) to provide year‑round rentable space. Staff estimated the second story would add about $2.7 million; expanding ground‑level multipurpose rooms would cost less (about $862,000 per ~1,000 sq ft).
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A major thread in the meeting focused on the building that supports the aquatics complex: whether to build one story with expanded multipurpose space, build two stories now, or construct a structural shell for a second story and defer interior fit‑out. Staff and consultants presented rough cost tradeoffs: an all‑in second‑story build‑out is roughly $2.7 million more than the single‑story option; adding equivalent square footage on the ground floor was presented as costing roughly $1.6–$1.8 million in one example.
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