By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
A longtime pool in St. Joseph will soon be demolished after approval by the St. Joseph City Council.
City Council members approved the demolition of the slides and the lap pool on Noyes Boulevard at the site of the old Aquatic Park.
District One Councilmember Madison Davis says the pools had caused many issues for city staff to fix, to where it became necessary.
"If we're not going the route of repairing all of that and spending the large amount of money that we talked about for a pool that wouldn't be used but maybe three months out of the year, that we need to, alright now let's decide, let's pull it out, let's go ahead and finish the lazy river and the splash pad," Davis says on the KFEQmunnity show.
The approval of the demolition was contingent on the council coming to an agreement with the YMCA to build an indoor pool at its site in the North Village Shoppes, which happened in May.
Davis says the YMCA is still currently working on the pool and its design but says it will be a great amenity.
"An opportunity to partner with private investors that said they wanted to be part of it as well as other public entities such as the county and trying to provide a high-level amenity for St. Joseph," Davis explains. "An indoor pool that people can use year-round that will last for a while."
The demolition at the Aquatic Park is to help focus on making the lazy river and splash pad fully functional without the slides and lap pool.
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