This link was sent to me from a fan of Save Roberts Stadium. In this video, you will see in a quick 2 minutes and 56 seconds just how simple it is to convert an arena into a basic swimming center with qualifying lanes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBXDQyYGmTE&feature=related
As you can see, we don't have to reinvent the wheel to place a swimming pool inside of Roberts Stadium. City Councilman Dr. Dan Adams has said numerous times that Evansville desperately needs a good quality indoor swimming center. Why not Roberts Stadium?
Lloyd Pool is getting worse and worse each year. It's condition has become so bad that many residents avoid it. With a new swimming center at Roberts Stadium, we would keep the area as a recreational center for Evansville while retaining the indoor swimming market. Futhermore, it would compliment its surroundings quite nicely.
Sometime in the very near future, Hartke Pool will need to be renovated or demolished. While I personally believe that we already have plenty of outdoor pools and should convert it to an indoor waterpark resort if one's not built inside Roberts, they may want to keep one outside. At that point, many swimmers will be displaced while construction is ongoing. With a new indoor pool inside Roberts Stadium, they would have a place to go not only during construction but also year round.
Not only would converting Roberts Stadium into a basic swimming pool be affordable, but it would also save the $1.5 million budgeted for its demolition. Most importantly, 54 years of history would stay intact!
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