Deeming the 2017 bond plans unfeasible, the city has agreed to help fund a new $37 million aquatic center that will open in 2027.
The Aquatic Center at Palo Alto College has been closed since 2019. It was slated to be renovated using money from the 2017 city bond, but instead it will be demolished and a new facility will be built on the site.Plans to renovate the Palo Alto College pool, which has been closed since 2019, are officially cancelled., voters approved $5.3 million to give the 30-year-old natatorium a new roof, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning replacement and other interior and exterior renovations.
“They really wanted this more robust, Olympic-sized swimming pool, so they wanted to pool the two bonds,” Sanchez said. A sign at the Aquatic Center at Palo Alto College notifying visitors the facility is closed for renovations.The new aquatic center will have bleacher seating, a scoring office and press box, according to city documents. Alamo Colleges will chip in $22 million for the new aquatic center, bringing the total price to roughly $37 million.
The eventual 27,000-square-foot multigenerational facility will include concessions, restrooms, locker rooms and showers on the first floor, as well as multipurpose rooms on the second floor for senior services and classrooms.City Council approved the new plan unanimously and without discussion Thursday.
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