By John Estridge
Construction is ongoing at the $3.7 million Heap Hofer Aquatic Center in Brookville.
Set to open in the late spring/early summer 2021, the facility will offer a family slide, a big slide and three tipping buckets in the shallow water.
The Heap Memorial Pool was forced to shut down at the beginning of the 2016 season due to a huge leak that was discovered the previous year. A consultant, hired by the town, said the money needed to fix the leak would just be a temporary fix due to the pool’s age. The consultant advised either to completely shut down the pool and not have a pool for the town and the county or plan to build a new one.
When it was decided to build an aquatic center, the Heap Hofer Aquatic Center Committee sprang into action and took part in an amazing fundraising effort, bringing in about $2.5 million. The Town of Brookville will supply another $1.2 million to make the construction possible.