An operator has been selected for the new Lima Community Aquatic Park, which is set to open around Memorial Day.
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - An operator has been selected for the new Lima Community Aquatic Park, which is set to open around Memorial Day.
Sports Facilities Management LLC will handle daily operations, maintenance, and staffing for the aquatic park as part of a contract with Mayor Sharetta Smith that Lima City Council unanimously authorized Monday night. The contract is for 3 years, covering the 2025, 2026 and 2027 seasons. Afterward, the city can grant up to 3 additional 1-year extensions. With more than 65 locations nationwide, Sports Facilities Management said they are excited and ready to get to work.
Sports Facilities Management LLC will handle daily operations, maintenance, and staffing for the aquatic park as part of a contract with Mayor Sharetta Smith that Lima City Council unanimously authorized Monday night.
“Aquatics are a big focus of ours,” says Eric McCafferty, Regional Vice President of Sports Facilities Management, LLC. “Obviously in the investment with the city to build this amazing, new asset, it just spoke to us, and we're really excited. A lot of stuff in a short amount of time, which we're excited about, but it's hiring, training staff, developing the programs, getting an operating calendar that we can get out there, start marketing, season passes, daily passes, full operations of the asset from a point of sales system to quality control, everywhere in between... So, a lot of stuff going on between now and Memorial Day.”
In other business, the council approved the transfer of up to six body-worn cameras from the Lima Police Department to the Fort Jennings Police Department.
In other business, the council approved the transfer of up to six body-worn cameras from the Lima Police Department to the Fort Jennings Police Department. Additionally, council approved a temporary extension of Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area hours, allowing them to begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, for the Lima Irish Day Parade.
