(El Centro Aquatic Center)…It will officially open Saturday.

It starts at 9:00 am. The Grand Opening will include a State of the City Address. The Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting is offering free admission to the Aquatic Center. A Soft Opening was held at the Center, and all went well. The new $16 million facility is located on 3.5 acres of land between Adams and Park Avenues. The Center features a children’s pool, a warm-up pool, an activity pool, a lazy river and an 8 lane competition pool. A 5,107 square foot Aquatic Building will house a locker room, a snack bar, party/training facility, restrooms and a shower area. There is also a utility building that will house the Hi-tech, modern filtration systems. The parking lot will accommodate about 109 vehicles. Street parking will also be available.