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City and county present four options for indoor recreation and aquatics facility; hospital partnership remains unresolved
Summary
Parks staff presented four siting concepts for a new indoor recreation and aquatics complex — split at Millennium Park with a hospital wellness center partner, split with off-site rec, single large fairgrounds facility with or without partner — and discussed cost ranges, infrastructure constraints and timelines.
County and city parks staff presented four siting and program options for a potential indoor recreation and aquatics complex and urged elected officials to weigh costs, utilities and partnership models before committing to construction.
The options presented were: (1) a split model placing aquatics, pickleball and park headquarters at Millennium Park while the hospital builds a wellness center; (2) a split model with Millennium Park plus a to-be-determined off-site rec center; (3) a single, partner-operated multi-purpose facility at the fairgrounds; and (4) a single fairgrounds facility developed without a partner. Presenters said both the split and single-site concepts could meet program needs but differ in cost, complexity and timeline.
Cost and timeline: presenters gave…
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