CITIZEN GROUP PUBLIC POOL PARTNERS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS PETITION DRIVE PENDING ADDITIONAL SANFORD HEALTH INDOOR POOL PLAN DISCLOSURE
Monday May 12, 2014: Public Pool Partners, a group of Sioux Falls residents dedicated to an outstanding indoor aquatic facility for Sioux Falls, announces the group will suspend signature gathering on their initiated measure petition for an indoor pool location, until more details of a Sanford Sports Complex indoor pool facility are made pubic.
Sanford Health announced Friday, May 9th they will study whether the city’s new indoor pool could be located at the Sanford Sports Complex. Sanford has not released the details of their proposal, but news reports indicate Sanford’s offer would include land and a cash contribution towards the new city-owned facility. The Sanford Sports Complex is Sioux Falls’ premier sports location with The Pentagon basketball facility, Field House indoor field, and numerous outdoor football, baseball and soccer fields.
The Sanford Sports Complex will also be the new home of the Community Indoor Tennis Center, and the Scheels IcePlex. These two new community facilities demonstrate the merits of a true public-private partnership.
“Sioux Falls residents deserve a great indoor aquatic center, and we are excited that Sanford Health is coming forward with a proposal to locate the new indoor pool at the Sanford Sports Complex,†said John Matthius, spokesman for Public Pool Partners. “We urge the Sioux Falls City Council to consider all the options for a new indoor pool. It would be premature for the council to vote on the proposal for an indoor pool at Spellerberg Park without having all the facts. The indoor pool facility is an important investment for Sioux Falls, and it is more important to get it done right than getting it done right now,†Matthius said.
Public Pool Partners asks all Sioux Falls residents to contact their city council members to request the councilors wait to learn the details of the Sanford proposal, before moving forward with any other indoor aquatic center plans.
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