Construction Cost: $4.3 million
Area / Square Feet: 5.2 acres
Occupancy Date: February 2008

The steering committee for the development of Payson Pool represented many of the community’s key user groups — children, parents, senior citizens, the local swim team, city leaders and physical therapists from the local medical center. This inclusive process resulted in a facility designed to accommodate everyone from children to seniors, and from competitive athletes to the special-needs population.

While the leisure pool has an abundance of entertaining features for families and kids, the six-lane competition pool is intended for more-serious activities like lap swimming and team practices. The pool area also includes a lifeguard house and office, two family changing rooms, men’s and women’s changing rooms, a ticketing office and a concessions area.

Located adjacent to the pool, a skate park was planned and designed with in-depth input from serious skate enthusiasts to engage and attract a different segment of the community. Payson’s active youth population now has a place to socialize. Although the skate park demographic asserts that they do not need parental supervision, the park is situated close enough to the pool so parents can view both.