Winchester Star, 01/23/14
Town Notes
http://winchester.wickedlocal.com/article/20140125/NEWS/140127292
A group of residents working to bring a community pool to Winchester is looking to a facility in Concord as a model.
Members of Swim Winchester visited Beede Swim and Fitness Center in Concord last month for inspiration. The 35,000 square-foot complex combines state-of-the-art equipment – including a 25-yard lap pool, a deep water diving pool, a warm water therapy pool and children’s play pool – with the atmosphere of a community meeting place, according to Joe Reid, a member of Swim Winchester’s board of directors.
Swim Winchester members are working with Beede managers to understand of its public-private partnership model and how that could be applied in Winchester.
Swim Winchester raised $20,000 from donations and a grant from the En Ka Society last year to do a feasibility study. It commissioned Counsilman–Hunsaker, an aquatics consulting and design firm, for the study. It will hold a public meeting in late February or early March to review the results and gather feedback from residents.