The restoration of a Shawnee Co. swimming pool slide will likely be full within the fall

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – The swimming season kicked off over the weekend in Shawnee County, however county commissioners are already waiting for subsequent summer time.

Shawnee County Parks and Recreation was authorised to award Safe Slide Restoration a bid to revive the slides on the Midwest Health Aquatic Center for $89,277.

Parks and Recreation Director Tim Laurent revealed to the Shawnee County Commissioners that Midwest Health has an endowment with the Parks for All Foundation, and because of that, the generated curiosity from it is going to cowl the price of the restoration mission.

Of the bids acquired, Safe Slide Restoration’s bid had the bottom worth and the least quantity of estimated days to finish the mission. The contractors estimated the work to take round seven to eight days.

The restoration will begin after the 2026 pool season and is predicted to be full this fall, earlier than the following summer time season. Laurent says the slides are nonetheless operational for this summer time season.

As for the general preparations of the upcoming swimming season in Shawnee County, Laurent says all goes properly.

“So, I would say in the seven years I’ve been here, this has been the — knock on wood, has been the smoothest pool season we’ve had,” mentioned Laurent. “We’re fully stocked with guards, and other than the waves not working at Midwest Health, everything else is operational, including our splash pad.”

Midwest Health Aquatic Center is reaching 10 years of enterprise this yr.