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community,” Salz says. “In the future, as the popularity of the park grows, it would be a great fit to add some sort of amphitheater to have various performances for people to enjoy.”
upscale the pool with more activities for kids and adults, increase the user capacity and do not impact the golf course. It seems nearly impossible, but the results speak for themselves,” Widman says. The expected completion of the improvements to Soldiers Field Memorial Park is early June, but is weather dependent. The targeted opening of the aquatics center is June as well. “Rochester’s outdoor aquatics facilities have been outdated for many years. The new aquatics center will provide more summer recreation options for residents of all ages,” Widman says. The pool capacity will increase from 800 to nearly 1,200, allowing more people to enjoy
“The new park will also appeal to the many visitors to our town, be it for medical related visits or sports events,” Salz says. “The park will provide the perfect place to relax and soak in nature or let the kids release some energy in the aquatic park or playgrounds.” At Centerstone Plaza Hotel and Twigs Tavern & Grille, Salz and his team are very excited about the new park areas, as their guests will have easy access, only a short walk away from everything the park offers. “The project is far reaching and adds so many components, such as the three waterslides, the lazy river, and the nature play area, and will appeal to a wide variety of the
A COMPLEX PROJECT One of the much-anticipated components of Soldiers Field
upgrades is the new aquatics center – which is expected to entice people of all ages to enjoy all the center has to offer year-round. The City of Rochester conducted a process very similar to community co-design to develop the concept for the aquatics center. “We give credit to the success of the aquatics design to the community leaders who participated in the process. They had a tall order to fill:
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