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 […]
Counsilman-Hunsaker was commissioned by Community Ventures and the City of Philadelphia to provide an assessment of the existing pool at the Cohocksink Recreation Center. The assessment’s main focus was on the longevity of the current pool for consideration for a future renovation. The Cohocksink Recreation Center facility consists of one large L-shaped outdoor pool. The […]
Boulder Country Club initially reached out to Counsilman-Hunsaker regarding a potential replacement of specific pool equipment. During an initial site visit and meeting with staff, Counsilman-Hunsaker suggested that a swimming pool audit would help provide a more precise direction moving forward with improvements to the pools. Boulder Country Club commissioned Counsilman-Hunsaker to provide a swimming […]
The Texas Tech University Department of Recreational Sports commissioned Counsilman-Hunsaker to provide a swimming pool audit of their indoor aquatic center and outdoor leisure pool complex located in the Robert H Ewalt Student Recreation Center, with an emphasis on the Aquatic Center. The assessment was conducted by the Counsilman-Hunsaker staff, which included an evaluation of […]
Vanderbilt University retained Counsilman-Hunsaker to provide an assessment of the pool at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. A site visit was completed on November 18, 2020. The purpose of this site visit was to evaluate the existing competition pool, its respective mechanical and chemical treatment systems and to report any areas that were substandard […]
Upper Merion Township commissioned MKSD Architects and Counsilman-Hunsaker to perform a feasibility study analysis to study the existing condition of the Township Pool and develop renovation or replacement options. As part of this analysis, the team was contracted to identify and assess the need for a swimming pool complex renovation or replacement, develop several options […]
The City of Cleveland, Ohio and R.E. Warner retained Counsilman-Hunsaker to develop an Aquatic Feasibility Study to understand further the logistics of replacing their existing Forest Hills Swimming Pool. Three concepts were developed, each featuring an outdoor leisure pool, tot pool, lap pool, and included various types of aquatic amenities. Each option compared project costs, […]
