Tours of aging Summerland Aquatic Centre offered ahead of referendum
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Ahead of a referendum to borrow money to replace the Summerland Aquatic centre, the district is offering tours of the current, aging facility.
Summerland, B.C., residents are getting closer to voting on whether or not to borrow up to $50 million for a new pool.
Ahead of voting, however, the district is now offering tours of the current Summerland Aquatic and Fitness Centre to show the need for a new one.
The tours are part of a 10-week information-sharing campaign to ensure residents are making an informed decision.
“Council knows the proposed Summerland Recreation Centre is a significant project for our community and having a fulsome and open discussion about it is critical,” said Mayor Doug Holmes.
“That’s why the district is fully committed to taking these next 10 weeks to go through detailed information about how we got here, what’s included in the facility, and how this type of investment would impact Summerland taxpayers.”
From a leaky roof to decades-old equipment, there are a number of major issues with the facility.
According to Summerland staff the centre, built in 1976, is way past its useful life and would need significant investment to fix or it would eventually be decommissioned.
“We conducted a 2018 condition assessment of the building and from that assessment, we learned that all aspects of this facility are at end of life,” said Summerland Community Services director Lori Mullin.
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