Capital Budget approved: City to talk pool design, twin Dawe arena
The City of Red Deer will be dipping its toe in on a new aquatic centre sooner than was feared.
Red Deer city council approved a $121 million capital budget Tuesday evening after two days of deliberation. It includes projects that will take place in 2019, or which require additional funding from previous years.
Debate on a future aquatics centre ended with council resolving to further consider scope and location and with a commitment to move detailed design costs forward from 2023 to 2019. The placeholder for construction remains as recommended in the plan, the City says.
Mayor Tara Veer feels the decision made by council is the next logical step for the future of the aquatic centre.