Saugerties Health Aquatics Center - Feasibilty Study

Fund a Feasibilty study to BUILD AN AQUATICS CENTER IN SAUGERTIES FOR YEAR-ROUND ENJOYMENT: 

LEARN TO SWIM - AQUATIC AEROBICS - COMPETITIVE SWIMMING - WATER THERAPY - NON-SWIMMER PROGRAMS, - WATER SPORTS - AND MORE…

This is an opportunity to enhance our already wonderful Hudson Valley town.  The Town Board of Saugerties recognizes the potential health and economic benefits a year-round aquatic facility could generate. They have agreed to site and operate a facility after funding is obtained.

*ALL FUNDS MUST BE RAISED PRIVATELY (no taxes will be raised) - This means us, Saugerties and surrounding area residents and businesses.  If every Saugerties resident donated just $2 we would have enough for the initial study!

A professional feasibility study will help verify that an aquatic center will be economically sustainable and (hopefully) profitable.  We plan to engage the highly regarded aquatics consulting firm, Cousilman-Hunsaker, to work with us on the study. Our goal for the budget is based on their proposal (plus IOBY fees).

THE FEASIBILITY STUDY HAS THREE PHASES:

Phase One: Needs Analysis

Phase Two: Conceptual Plan

Phase Three: Revenue Expense/Analysis

Each phase will include a site visit from the Consulting Firm, and the overall process will span up to 6 months.

WE WILL SEEK AS MUCH COMMUNITY INPUT AS POSSIBLE FOR THE STUDY!

OUR GOALS:

*Raise enough funds for the study by February 2018.

*Contract with consulting firm by March 2018

*Complete the study by September 2018

A completed feasibility study is necessary for a formal business plan, which we will be the next phase of our effort (if the study proves "feasible"!).  A business plan will be the gateway for capital fundraising to begin.

Residents in and around Saugerties are committed to the goal of having a financially profitable, multi-use aquatics facility.

Not only will this facility insure that all of our children have the to opportunity to learn how to swim, it will offer a myriad of health and wellness programs suitable for our entire community.  We hope to develop a multi-pool design in order to accommodate simultaneous activities for non-swimmers, athletes, the elderly, and those with disabilities.  State-of-the-art technologies will be preferred in every aspect of the design, lowering both short- and long-term operating costs.  

It is our firm belief that an aquatics center will draw a large number of users from neighboring communities while also attracting more families to make Saugerties their home, thus being a catalyst for economic growth.  IF WE BUILD IT, THEY WILL SWIM!