The Roeland Park city council on Monday took up the future of the Roeland Park Aquatic Center as the Lenexa-based consulting firm Waters Edge Aquatic Design presented a comprehensive look at the pool’s current condition and options for keeping the pool open year round or during the summer season only.
The report’s final recommendations focused on options that would keep the pool open only during the summer. The report found that community feedback showed strong support for the Roeland Park Aquatic Center with location of the pool ranking the highest in satisfaction. Desired features included 25-meter swimming, zero-depth entry, and 50-meter swimming. The sand pit, kiddie pool, and vortex pool ranked lower in overall interest.
About a third of respondents only had a need for summer swimming while 41 percent responded they needed indoor and outdoor swimming options. Less than 10 percent indicated a need for year-round indoor swimming. The report found the group desiring indoor swimming was generally split into two different categories—those who wanted indoor swimming for competitive swimming purposes and those who use it more for general public and leisure users.
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