RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - For close to six years, summertime visitors of Hagan Community Park have been making do without a community pool for swimming and splashing recreation. Patrick Larkin, General Manager of Cordova Recreational Park District, updated the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce on September 20, on the new Cordova Community Pool Replacement Project.

The aging facility, which opened in 1962, had a number of concerning issues including bathrooms without roofs, a leaking main pool, a difficult to find entrance and ADA obstacles. These problems, together with new Measure J funding, led the City Council and Cordova Recreational Park District to finally decide on a more current design.

The LPA designed pool complex at this point in the timeline, according to Larkin, “will feature a new frontal entry, fully enclosed restrooms and locker rooms, a single level deck, support buildings, shaded areas and a two pool layout.”

In 2018, the Rancho Cordova City Council approved $3.4 million for the approximately $9 million project (as of 2019), and the approved bidder will be awarded and set to begin construction in early to mid 2020. Larkin stated that the pool will be under construction for about 15-18 months, opening to the public and swimming teams such as the Cordova Blue Marlins and the Cordettes in the summer of 2021.

“This is the first time we’re tackling how to replace the community pool since it was closed about 5-6 years ago,” said Larkin, “and because this is a really budget driven project, we will be activating a sponsorship program to bring additional funding.”

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