Совет города Амарилло утвердил исследование на $146 тыс. для оценки будущего закрытых бассейнов

Amarillo approves $146K engineering study to determine future of Southwest and Southeast pools AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - After nearly a year of community discussion, the Amarillo City Council has approved an engineering study to determine whether the long-closed Southwest and Southeast pools can be reopened. The viability study, which is capped at $146,000, will provide a comprehensive assessment of the city’s existing aquatic facilities and help establish a long-term strategy for meeting community needs. Officials anticipate spending $80,000 to $90,000 of the total budget on the first phase of the project. “The importance of this is these are long-standing amenities that previous generations ago invested into the community,” said Mayor Cole Stanley, city of Amarillo. “We were much smaller then. You had a need that was municipal. Things have grown and changed over time, so we need to listen.” If the city decides to proceed after the initial phase, the remaining funds will be used for detailed engineering. “If we say that is the direction we’re going, then we go spend the additional money for engineering because you do have some fractures in those existing pools and aquatic structures,” said Stanley. “You’ve got some other conditions there that are structural. And so we would need those components when we hand it over to a contractor to give us pricing.” Depending on what researchers find regarding the viability of the pools, additional money could also be spent on engineering studies for the buildings surrounding them. “So one of the things we’re going to look at is repair versus replacement,” said Michael Kashuba, director of parks and recreation for the city of Amarillo. “Could you repair what’s currently there? If council decides that that’s not the direction we want to go, then obviously that can change the scope of this work. We just wanted to make sure that the structural assessment, which is what we’ve heard multiple times, was conducted thoroughly so that we could say yes, structurally it’s sound or structurally it’s not sound.” City staff will revise the scope of work for phase one and begin the aquatic market viability study within the next 30 days. Officials say they hope to receive the results of the study within 60 to 90 days, which would allow the city council to make final decisions in the fall regarding what next year will look like for the facilities. Copyright 2026 KFDA. All rights reserved.