The Recreation District Community Pool Project continues to move forward!

Next Public Meeting: October 21, 2025 at Canon City Middle School at 6:00 p.m.

With the passage of 2A and 6B last year, voters approved capital construction for an indoor and an outdoor pool at the former Icabone Pool site.  While operational funding through a mill levy increase was not approved, the community’s support for authorizing new debt indicated interest in moving the pool project forward.

The first public meeting for the pool's design process was held on Monday, July 14th at Canon City Middle School.  The meeting was hosted by the design team from Barker Rinker Seacat (BRS).  They provided information on the design process and asked for input from the public on the elements they would like to see included in the pool facility. 

At the second public meeting held on August 26th at the Cañon City Middle School Auditorium, BRS provided an update on the pool - including presenting diagrams of the proposed site plan based on the input from the schematic design meetings and the first public meeting.  They also presented an initial proforma for pool operations.

 On October 7th we were at the lower level meeting room in Cañon City Hall at 6 pm.  There we provided an update on the site plan through 25% Design Documents.  You can see the images below. 

On October 21st we will be back at the CCMS Auditorium at 6 pm.  At this meeting we plan to show you renderings of the pool program and additional details will be provided on the design of the facility.

Community Pool Timeline

• May 2023: R.C. Icabone Pool closes after 56 years
• 2024: Feasibility Study Completed for Replacement Pool
• 2024: Public input & stakeholders develop new, preliminary pool program
• November 2024: 2A & 6B for Capital Construction Pass, 6A for Operations Failed
• May 2025: BRS approved for design through 50% Design Development
• July 14, 2025: Community Design Workshop and Open House #1 (Cañon City Middle School)
• August 26, 2025: Community Design Workshop and Open House #2 (Cañon City Middle School)
• October 7, 2025: Community Design Workshop and Open House #3 (Cañon City Hall)
• October 21, 2025: Community Design Workshop and Open House #4 (Cañon City Middle School)
• November 2025: Voters decide if the project moves forward

Here is an example of what the pool site would look like as of October 7, 2025.  Please know this is very much a work in progress and changes are still being made.  We are continuing with this part of the design phase through November 3rd.

The image below is a base pool program, which is what the budget will allow us to complete using conservatively high figures for pricing and does include a contingency fund.  There are no alternates in this plan.  We are showing just the base program.

The image below shows the pool program plan as of October 7, 2025 with alternates.  Please know the base program includes the indoor lap pool and the leisure outdoor pool.  If funding allows we hope to include a program pool (smaller indoor pool on the northeast corner of the building) and an outdoor slide.  Those are shown with a red outline and not a part of the base plan.  They are alternates and only available if funding allows.  Alternates are used as additional funding becomes available through the preconstruction process and potential grants or donations.