Aquatics center proposal raises questions at Marion City Council meeting
Marion, Iowa leaders agree the city’s 37-year-old pool has reached the end of its life, but whether voters will back a new aquatics center remains uncertain. A recent survey showed residents favor replacing the pool, though support falls short of the 60 percent needed to pass a bond referendum if costs hover above $40 million. City staff now propose trimming the project to $35.9 million by scaling back features and tapping other funds. Council members will decide in September whether to send it to the ballot. Grace Nieland with Cedar Rapids Gazette has the second story that frames up the aquatics center trend rippling around the region.
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