DES MOINES, IOWA — The heat wave arrived in Iowa on Saturday, and it will only get worse as the week wears on with highs anticipated to top 100 degrees. On Monday the City of Ames started it’s in-school hours for the Furman Aquatic Center. That meant the pool was open earlier for water walking […]
The Ames City Council was provided an update on the Fitch Family Indoor Aquatic Center that showed lower cost estimates and square footage than presented during a meeting in March and reignited discussions about whether to add an indoor walking track to the project. According to city documents, the updated design development with value engineering.
Mayor John Haila proposed the idea at the Ames City Council meeting Oct. 25 as a surprise to Steven L. Schainker, who has been with the city for 43 years.