The City of Huron has approved putting the first dollars of city money towards a new municipal swimming pool. Mayor Dave McGirr requested the transfer of 2-point-62 million dollars from the general fund and Second and Third Penny funds to the new Swimming Pool Trust Fund…
McGirr says the City looked into the idea of a trust fund while building this years budget…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/03/poolfund2.mp3|titles=poolfund2]The City may be able to add additional money to the fund in the future…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/03/poolfund3.mp3|titles=poolfund3]The cost of a new swimming pool/waterpark facility could run between 8-point-8 and 10-point-2 million dollars depending on which features are added to the water park. The aquatic center will have an 8-lane Olympic size competition pool, “lazy river” two water slides and a leisure pool for youth. Three sites around Huron are under consideration for the new waterpark.