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Committee reviews options to enclose Roosevelt Swim Center 50-meter pool; costs range from $261,000 to $16 million
Summary
Rapid City’s Legal & Finance Committee heard a TSP feasibility study and public comment on Oct. 18 about enclosing the Roosevelt Swim Center’s 50-meter outdoor pool. Consultants presented five options with estimated initial costs from about $261,000 to over $16 million; no recommendation was made and the committee acknowledged the report.
Rapid City’s Legal & Finance Committee on Oct. 18 reviewed a feasibility study on enclosing the 50‑meter outdoor pool at Roosevelt Swim Center and heard public appeals from local swim-team representatives to pursue options that would expand programming and attract events.
TSP consultant Mark Peveritt presented five options the firm analyzed under a Vision Fund grant: an amenities-only upgrade (estimated about $261,000); an air-supported (inflatable) dome (study estimate roughly $2,360,000); a pre‑engineered fabric/aluminum structure (about $3,550,000); a retractable aluminum/polycarbonate structure (about $6,692,000); and a traditional, fully enclosed building (about $16,000,000). Peveritt said the study compared like-for-like square footage and included life‑cycle cost analysis, energy and maintenance considerations,…
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