Sunday, April 14, 2013
The Timbers facility being built in Eureka will have different hours for the building versus the aquatic complex.
While progress is being made on the recreational center under construction in Eureka, proposed usage prices for facility—now being called The Timbers—were unveiled at the Eureka Town Hall meeting Thursday night. Eureka Mayor Kevin Coffey told town hall attendees the recreational center was still on scheduled to open by mid-July. He said the planned prices for The Timbers' family rate are half of what the family rate costs at the Wildwood Family YMCA. Some residents wish an indoor pool that could be used year-round was part of the amenities of the new rec center, but city officials said the costs involved didn't allow for it until perhaps the future: No Indoor Pool at Eureka Recreation Center Has Some Not Splashing for Joy Coffey said an …
Friday, April 12, 2013
A nice-sized outdoor pool will be available at the new Eureka Recreational Center being built, but some residents are disappointed because an outdoor pool will not serve a variety of interests and needs year-round. Read when it will open.
Some Eureka residents tell Patch they wonder why an indoor pool was not incorporated into the plans for the city's new Recreational Center being built. They stated an indoor pool would be beneficial for water-based therapy, fitness and those with physical challenges. Missy Bundren, director of Eureka's Parks and Recreation Department, said it was a matter of costs. "When we first started planning the Recreational Center, there was a set budget. We had to be picky and choosy about what we could do with that budget," said Bundren. She said the maintenance costs of operating an indoor pool year-round also was a factor, given the extra utilities' costs, heating, humidity control, chemicals' costs and staffing necessary to operate one. Eureka …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Eureka Mayor Kevin Coffey will host a Town Hall meeting at the Eureka Community Center on Thursday, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
A Town Hall Meeting for Eureka residents will be hosted at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Eureka Community Center. A meal will be served, followed by a presentation from Mayor Kevin Coffey. This meeting format is a great opportunity to hear firsthand the exciting things happening in Eureka, said Coffey. The meeting will feature an update on Eureka’s water softening efforts, as well as a progress update on Eureka’s new Recreation Center located off Missouri Route 109 South, behind Creative Expressions in the Legends Corporate Center. The meeting also will include a public forum regarding Eureka's Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) application, which will soon be submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Based on …
Friday, November 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Take a look at who attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Eureka's future $6.865 million Recreational Center.
The idea of a new Eureka Recreational Center has been about 15 years in the making, with Eureka residents several years ago passing a sales tax to cover the funding of such a facility. On Oct. 28, an official groundbreaking ceremony was hosted at the new site, located off Missouri Route 109 South, to mark the milestone. Eureka Mayor Kevin Coffey thanked everyone, including city staffers, for patiently manuevering through a necessary, lengthy process. "The team responsible for building the new center also has been patient with staff while we get our dream achieved," he said. Coffey recognized Eureka Park Board member Ann Moore for being a huge part of the people "seeing things through" and "getting steps done." The new recreational center …
Carleen Murray
10:17 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
...(see previous post)... Another concern of mine is the maintenance and upkeep of The Timbers. Who is going to be doing the maintenance and upkeep? Will it be any of the Public Works employees or any other city workers? If so, how will they be paid? Will The Timbers be paying the same utility rates (water, trash, electric surcharge to the city) as other businesses or will it be subsidized by the… more ›