Rexburg City officials gauging public interest in a future recreation center
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) – The City of Rexburg is conducting a virtual meeting for a Recreation Center Feasibility Study to determine the possibility of a Community Recreation Center. Jeff Crowther, the director of recreation for the City of Rexburg, says this isn't the first time the city has done this.
"And, you know, we've gotten a lot of feedback that indoor aquatics or Rec Center would be really needed," Crwother said.
He says on Thursday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. his department and other city officials will hold a meeting with the public to discuss what people would want in a possible center.
The City of Rexburg is looking for input from the community to determine if a Recreation Center is a part of the future of the recreation system.
"This meeting is basically just kind of an introduction to the study. What we're going to do, that kind of a timeline and when the surveys will be available to take and different things like that. So it's more of just kind of an intro of what's coming down the road for the study also," Crowther said.
Community feedback will be fundamental in the determination if a Recreation Center is possible and financially feasible for the Community.
Daniella, a Rexburg resident, says she's worried the popularity of such a center would fade over time.
"I want it to be a permanent thing. Like a big new permanent thing," she said. "They'd have to put a lot of effort in it to make sure that, like, it stays, and then, like, people actually want to go."
She says there are a couple options that could generate the long term interest.
"A good public swimming pool, a gym, and probably like a kid center somewhere," she said. "For kids, like indoor kids place to play because Rexburg just gets too cold and kids get boxed in and they don't have any way to exert their entry energy."
Crowther says the meeting will be virtual only and so no one will be able to go to City Hall.
"You won't be able to attend in person, but you do need to register for the meeting to get the information on how to to log in for the meeting. And so yeah, we hope that as many people will come and participate."
To attend, registration in advance is required for the webinar. To register, click HERE.
After registering, a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Currently the Rec Center is still in the development phase with no actual plans to build one at this time. Though Crowther hopes the meeting onMarch 10 will help move the process into "potentially putting it on a ballot in the future."
