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Ames parks staff report progress at Fitch aquatic center; council approves three park projects with funding options
Summary
Staff reported construction progress at the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center, described needed staff training and groundwater sampling at the lap pool site, and told the commission that City Council approved three park projects pending financing choices and alternates.
Parks staff reported on May 15 that construction at the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center is progressing and that the city is preparing staff training and equipment procurement ahead of occupancy. Staff also told commissioners that the City Council approved three park projects — the Veil Park splash pad, Ada Hayden Trail replacement and a park maintenance facility — and that staff presented funding options to close a remaining shortfall.
At the Fitch site, staff said the wellness pool is nearing completion and crews have begun excavating the lap pool basin, which staff said will be 9 feet deep. During excavation, workers encountered groundwater; staff submitted samples to Impact7G (now Eocene) for testing and said…
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