Cedar City officials tour new aquatic center

By early 2011, Cedar City residents will be having all kinds of watery fun at a new, nearly finished aquatic center. On Monday, Mayor Joe Burgess and City Council members toured the 63,000-square-foot facility to observe its progress. Burgess said the city is scheduled to take possession of the pool complex on Dec. 15 and expects to open it by the first of the year. He said it will cost around $700,000 a year to operate.

In November 2008, voters in this southern Utah city approved a $7 million general obligation bond for the center, which includes one outdoor and two indoor pools. Iron County and the school district contributed another $2.5 million. Salt Lake Tribune