MARSHFIELD – Residents will soon have another way to cool off this summer.
The city announced Thursday that the new aquatic center, Vandehey Waters, will open to the public July 23 at 3 p.m. following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m.
The new aquatic center was constructed on the former site of Hefko Pool on South Roddis Avenue. Features of the center include slides, basketball hoops, diving boards, a climbing wall, a current channel, a full concession stand, a game area, family changing rooms and private changing stalls.
The $7 million aquatic center is named in honor of Frank and Patricia Vandehey, after their son Jon s family donated over $1 million to the project. Jon Vandehey is the president and CEO of Mid-State Truck Service in Marshfield.
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Progress continues on the new Marshfield Aquatic Center By Liz Holbrook
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WDLB) –Marshfield s new replacement for Hefko Pool is taking shape.
During a tour of the project on Thursday, city Parks and Recreation Director Justin Casperson told a small group of business and community leaders the work on the Vandehey Waters Outdoor Aquatic Center is on time and on budget so far. “They’re finishing up the bathhouse right now. They want to get that sealed up before Mother Nature takes hold, snow starts falling, and temperatures really start dropping.
“We’re lucky, fortunate, and thankful that we’ve had favorable temperatures so they’re able to work a little quickly. The pool vessels themselves, they’ve done most of the flatwork and now they’re starting to do the walls on all the vessels themselves. We just hope Mother Nature will keep cooperating with us. I know probably Rotary Winter Wonderland would like some snow but the Vandehey Aquatic C