If you have been complaining about the cold and rain this winter and early spring, imagine what the Holding Park Aquatics Center contractors have been saying. The weather will mean a later opening for the center than the original date of May 15.
This week Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department Director Ruben Wall confirmed the weather woes and delays. “Although the rain has been troublesome, the string of days with temps below freezing has also impacted and delayed construction efforts. Taking the extreme weather conditions into consideration, construction will likely be completed in June and we should be open in late June/early July. Staff has been working on a plan to extend the pool season to accommodate the delay.”
The contractor is Harrod & Associates and the construction contract was for $2,929,000.
The information about the aquatics center construction is also in The Growth Rate in this issue along with new information about the Northern Wake Senior Center – look for construction to begin in June – and the Renaissance Centre renovations, which were not affected by the weather. June 1 and 2 are still set for its grand reopening. The Gazette tries to update The Growth Rate weekly or when there are changes.
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The Wake Forest Lions Club will provide free eye and ear screening Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot. There will be a trailer there with five eyesight screening stations and one hearing screening station.
