Cost for a new Clinton pool could top $5 million: report

BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN

Central Huron Council is facing a bill in excess of $5 million if members choose to move ahead with the construction of a new pool in Clinton. 

 

This was the news that came from a report presented by BTY Global, prepared for Architect Tillmann Ruth Robinson at council’s Monday night meeting. The report had been hotly anticipated after more than a year without a pool and councillors holding their collective breath, knowing that a big number was imminent, though several councillors commented that they weren’t expecting a number nearly that big.

 

The estimated cost, based on February of 2024 dollars, is $4,869,900, while the escalation to one year later of 4.17 per cent brings that cost to $5,072,800 in February of 2025 dollars.

 

If council were to approve the project soon, construction would begin in September of this year and finish by February of 2025. However, council did not make a decision that night and instead asked for a fulsome staff report to be considered at a later meeting.