The Splash Factory is a 1,700 sq. ft. interactive sprayground located behind the Charley Taylor Recreation Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. It features fun age-specific play areas, including a tipping bucket, directional water cannons, geysers, and several new interactive features. Multiple canopy shade structures were replaced around the perimeter of the sprayground, which gives this […]
After eight years in the making, the newly opened City of Arlington East Library and Recreation Center (ELARC) celebrated its grand opening in November 2020. During a 2014 Bond Election, Arlington voters approved $26 million for a new facility to replace the aging Hugh Smith Recreation Center and the East Branch Library. The newly constructed […]
Located in Maryland Heights, a suburb in St. Louis, Missouri, Aquaport is an incredible destination for summer fun. Constructed in 1998, the aquatic center hasn’t had a significant renovation or changes since adding the Extreme Bowl slide in 2006. In 2019, the aging complex underwent a $5.7 million major overhaul and renovation but did not […]
If you’re an aquatic facility operator, you’ve likely spent a lot of your time documenting actions, certifications and items at your facility. Have you ever thought about why you are documenting, and why it’s so important? Let’s take a look at your facility documentation, pool documentation, and staff documentation, and why it’s so important to […]
Maddie Monroe returns to discuss pool access points, including pool grab rails, ramps, and secondary entry points in this next installment covering pool safety features. Stay tuned on Wednesdays for our latest video, and don’t forget to subscribe!
Eastway Regional Recreation Center, located just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina opened in the fall of 2020. The design team worked closely with Mecklenburg County to engage the surrounding communities in its vision to provide and connect the region to a variety of health, wellness and educational opportunities. The facility aspires to bring everyone together, […]
In July 2019, city council voted 6-0 to authorize up to $25 million in capital improvement bonds with the intent to transform the former Harrison High School building into a community center and fine arts facility. The main goals for the project were to maintain and upgrade desirable, existing sport and gym amenities, create new […]
The new recreation center and the 20-acre renovated Linden Park celebrated its grand opening in May 2021. The new 50,000 sq. ft. recreation center doubled the size of the existing one built on the same site in 1951. The new center was built with community ideas. City officials met with older residents, youths, working families, […]
In 2017, Counsilman-Hunsaker provided a swimming pool review and assessment of the existing conditions of the Conroe Aquatic Center. Meetings were conducted with facility staff members, and a visual inspection of the aquatic center identified items that were substandard among the pool and deck, and the filter/mechanical system. Due to damage from an underground fault […]
Counsilman-Hunsaker was hired by the Springfield, IL Park District to conduct facility, operational, and business plan audits of three aquatic facilities: Nelson Center Pool, Veteran’s Memorial Pool, and the Eisenhower Aquatic Center. The facilities were evaluated for deficiencies related to current code standards, and detailed cost estimates were developed along with recommendations for remediating those […]
