Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Redmond Parks and Trails Commission asks council to fund aquatics recreation center

A $60 million downtown "aquatics and recreation community center" proposal was brought up for the second time this month in City Council talks.  Last night the Redmond Parks and Trails Commission met with council to inform them they passed a resolution favoring the project.  In response to Councilmembers Margeson and Flynn's request to look for funding partners the Commission Chair appeared confident in this endeavor.  A proposed location for the aquatics center is planned in the vicinity of the Old Redmond School House Community Center.

The Parks and Trails commission plans to come back to Council in January to discuss the aquatics center further and ask to fund the PARCC Plan with $100 million.   This funding would be used for the aquatics center and probably to develop the North Redmond Park and SE Redmond Park.  The commission also wants to beef up mobile apps to help the public engage in parks and provide the city with user data.  The total funding gap in the PARCC Plan was quoted at $225 million. 

Reported by Bob Yoder

1 comment:

  1. Both Westminster, CO and Arvada, CO have these amenities. They are less affluent communities than Redmond.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTreoI1E7n8#t=58

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