Drumheller’s Aquaplex awaits the addition of a new waterslide. Drumheller Town Council has set aside half a million dollars in the Town’s 2014 Capital Budget for the project. Mayor Yemen said if there’s enough room within that budget, the project may include a pool for the little ones and an anti-slip coating for the pool.
With its approval of the 2014 Capital Budget Monday, March 10, Drumheller Town Council has budgeted to install a new waterslide at the Town’s Aquaplex.
There is $500,000 earmarked in the Capital Budget for the installation of a new waterslide for the facility.
Director of Infrastructure for the Town of Drumheller Al Kendrick has forwarded some preliminary designs onto Mayor and Council for review.
“Two of the designs show the waterslide going outside and coming in again, so that may free up some area for a kid’s pool,” said Mayor Terry Yemen.
Yemen said the big test will be when they (the Town) sends out for tender.
He adds there may be hope there’s a bit more than a waterslide included in the $500,000 - the Town is also looking at adding an anti-slip coating to the pool.
Yemen notes the tender would have to go out as soon as possible because the Town aims to install the waterslide by September 2014.
The Town is looking to do the construction during the summer months so swimmers have the outdoor pool for use during the work inside.
Town Council approved the removal of the old waterslide from the Aquaplex in the fall of 2012 after inspections from Palm Engineering, who concluded repairing the old waterslide would cost more than replacing it.
