https://www.bluemountaineagle.com/news/john-day-could-lose-2-million-in-lottery-funds-if-pool-bond-fails-again/article_c062b46e-5557-11ed-acbc-83f9103d73f7.html JOHN DAY -- The city of John Day will likely lose the $2 million in lottery grant funding that would go toward the construction of a new community pool if the $4 million bond on the Nov. 8 ballot doesn't pass. Interim John Day City Manager Corum Ketchum provided an update on the grant's status during a meeting of the John Day City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The update had been requested by members of the council.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.tncontentexchange.com/townnews/politics/voters-to-get-another-chance-to-decide-on-pool/article_7b7b930f-c165-5f68-8fc1-0eeeaa9957ec.html JOHN DAY -- The pool will be back on the ballot in November. Two motions that would enable a $4 million pool bond measure to appear on the November ballot were passed during a joint session of the John Day/Canyon City Parks and Recreation District board and the John Day City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Both bodies passed resolutions to create an intergovernmental agency that will be responsible for issues related to the construction and financing of the pool. The IGA will also serve as the body that will answer questions from the public about the pool project. The agency will consist of two City Council members, two Parks and Recreation board members and three citizens who live within the parks and recreation district. The IGA will only be formed if the pool bond passes in the November election. Parks and Recreation also passed a bond financing authorization in addition to passing the resolution to form an IGA. The passage of the bond authorization assures the pool bond will be back on the ballot in November. The IGA proposal and bond financing authorization were passed unanimously by Parks and Recreation. City Council member Heather Rookstool was the lone no vote on the creation of an IGA by the council. A previous effort to pass a $4 million bond measure to help finance a new community pool in John Day failed when it ended in a tie in the May 17 election. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Plans for the new aquatic center call for a six-lane, 25-yard competitive pool with spectator seating and an 8,000-square-foot structure to house locker rooms, a lobby and office space for parks and recreation staff.
As of January 26, 2022, the city has received partial funding for the project. A bond measure is scheduled for May or November 2022. Further information regarding design and firm construction has not been disclosed. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.
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