City considering expanding Waterloo Memorial Rec Complex
City of Waterloo will conduct two public consultation sessions Jan. 25
The City of Waterloo is considering expanding the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex to include a new older adult centre.
In May 2015, city council approved an older adult recreation strategy, outlining a plan to improve services to this demographic over a five-year period.
The strategy calls for the city to build a new older adult recreational facility in uptown Waterloo, recommending the recreation complex as an ideal location, because it has a pool, a track, and is close to Waterloo Park.
"The strategy recommended looking into a new adult centre, primarily because our existing centres are older buildings and we recognized the needs and interest of seniors are changing and those buildings might not meet the needs of future seniors," said Beth Rajnovich, project manager of the expansion project.
The city is working on developing a needs assessment report that will identify what could be included in an addition to the recreation complex.
The report will also consider the possibility of relocating one or both of the existing older adult centres – the Adult Recreation Centre on King Street South and the Rotary Adult Centre on Dutton Drive – to the recreation complex.
On Jan. 25, the city will be holding two public consultation sessions at the recreation complex to elicit feedback on the possible expansion.
Rajnovich and her team plan to present the needs assessment report to council in March.