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REVIEW The Revelstoke Project Wednesday January 13, 2016 Vol. 119, No. 02
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Nelson-based theatre writer/director/actor Lucas Myers has been commissioned to create a play about Revelstoke. He was in town doing research last week, but he wants to know what you think of the town. See page nine for more on The Revelstoke Project. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review
Council faced with decisions on new splash park COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS OF SPLASH PARK, AS WELL AS RESOURCE CONSERVATION WHEN MAKING DECISION, SAYS STAFF REPORT ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke splash park group is asking council to give support to its plan to build the facility in a city park — hopefully Farwell Park. "We definitely want Farwell," said Amanda Hathorn, the head of the Revelstoke Splash Park group. "It's well known to the community as a water play area. To bring the park back to that prior usage would be
great." A recommendation went to council on Tuesday, Jan. 12, to support in-principle the group's efforts to build the splash park. Approval would be conditional on the splash park group holding an open house and seeking public input on the design and location of the park. The group is forming a society in order to fundraise to build the park, however the operating and maintenance costs would be borne by the city. Council has expressed support for the
park in the past, so the recommendation was likely to go forward. The difficult part will have been deciding what type of water system would be used, and what park it should be located in. A report by Laurie Donato, the city's director of parks, recreation & culture, outlines the various costs associated with building the park. The biggest question is what kind of water system is used. The first option is a recirculating water
system that would see the water sent to the splash pad from a water tank, where the water would be filtered and treated. This is similar to what is used in a swimming pool. It would use 4,000 gallons of water per year at a cost of $26.50, but there would also be costs associated with managing the system, Donato writes. It would cost $615,000 to install and $8,000 per year to run, based on a 25-year lifespan. see Splash park, page 5
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