Jasper Redevelopment Commission Gets Pool Construction Update

The meeting opened with the approval of claims. The first claim, from Hafer Associated, was approved for $14,745 for professional services rendered for the City of Jasper’s New Outdoor Pool. The next claim, from Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, was approved for $7810 for Tax Increment Financing services. 

The Commission reviewed and adopted their Annual Spending Plan, which must be presented to the Common Council prior to December 31. The plan accounts for just over $9,213,000 in anticipated spending for the coming year. Bond proceeds for the TIF, in the amount of approximately $7,900,000, are held by the trustee and will be allocated to the outdoor pool. About $100,000 in appropriations spending is budgeted, as is a contribution of $35,000 in grant contributions to Heart of Jasper for their façade project. 

In a pool construction update, the Commission heard that construction is progressing on schedule. The primary concern at this stage was to get the concrete poured before the cold weather arrives, and Parks Director Tom Moorman indicated that this goal has been met. The floor of the pool has been poured, and the walls will be poured this week or next. The tree line is slated to be removed soon, and will be replaced with arborvitae and spruce trees. Photos of the pool were presented, and the footprint of the future space was clearly taking shape. The biweekly pool meetings are reportedly going very well, and Moorman said that he anticipates the timeline to remain on schedule, even with winter weather approaching.