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Leadville community group says $72,600 in earmarked funds exist for aquatic center; asks county to help negotiate IGA
Summary
A Pb Swims representative told the Lake County commissioners the community has raised roughly $72,600 toward an aquatic center capital campaign and called on the county to terminate its existing IGA with the school district so the city and school district can craft a separate IGA to allow PB Swims to operate the center.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, Jane Harrelson, who identified herself as representing PB Swims, told the Board of County Commissioners that more than $72,600 is in an aquatic center fund derived from local sales taxes and donations. Harrelson asked county staff and commissioners to support a change to the county’s intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the school district so that city, county and the school district can form a new agreement that directs tax dollars for the pool to the school district and allows PB Swims to operate the facility.
"We're moving ahead with our capital campaign to renovate our existing swimming pool and aquatic center," Harrelson said. She described ongoing coordination with city staff, the school district and the college and said PB Swims is seeking letters of support and grant funding. Harrelson estimated a reopening cost around $3,000,000 and said a joint work session between the city and county is scheduled in June to review a feasibility study.
County staff responded in the meeting that a joint work session is planned to review the feasibility study and that staff will follow up with Harrelson on IGA details. Harrelson said PB Swims is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is pursuing grants and community support in the absence of full institutional backing from the county or school district.
Ending: County staff said they will follow up with PB Swims and the city to coordinate the June work session and to determine what IGA changes would be required to allow a third-party operator to run the aquatic center.
