City officials and approximately 100 spectators gathered at the site of the future Clarendon Aquatics Center Tuesday afternoon to break ground on the $2.7 million project.
“We are extremely pleased to reach this milestone after years of efforts,” City Administrator David Dockery said afterward. “We are so grateful to have these residents and students help us with the ground-breaking for this momentous occasion for the City of Clarendon.”
Before the dirt was turned, Mayor Skelton recognized those in attendance and reflected on the work that had been done since an anonymous donor first offered half a million dollars to get the project started four years ago.
Project designer Steve Shank of WatersEdge, the Kansas firm that has designed this pool and the one in Wellington says this will be a great facility for Clarendon.
“This is going to be a good pool and the citizens here will love it,” Shank said.
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