Why Public Rec Center Renovations Must Be Done Right

On Dec. 19, 2009, the staff and patrons at the Lynnwood (Wash.) Recreation Center threw a party. After all, it would be the last time everyone could really celebrate for awhile

On Dec. 19, 2009, the staff and patrons at the Lynnwood (Wash.) Recreation Center threw a party. After all, it would be the last time everyone could really celebrate for awhile. The next day, the 33-year-old building closed for more than 16 months to undergo a massive $25.5 million renovation that would add almost 45,000 square feet - including new fitness spaces, a recreation pool with two water slides, a lazy river, a wellness pool and a partially retractable roof over an existing lap pool. Dozens of part-time staff members were laid off and thousands of members were displaced until the facility reopened, bigger and better, on April 28, 2011.

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