According to Shafter Public Works Manager Mike James, the Aquatics Center building’s realistic completion timeline is around March of 2026, with the center likely opening to the public by Summer.
- James said Public Works requested approximately $630,000 from the City’s General Fund to replenish a similar amount of Federal ARPA funding, which had an expiration date ending in 2024, that was used for a different project in Shafter so that funding didn’t expire.
- James also noted that when the city put the building project out to bid, the project received none. The City then contracted with the same builder that was awarded the Shafter PD Gossamer Grove Substation and City Services building.
- While the building is slated to be completed in March 2025, James said the pool will likely be ready for the public by summer of next year.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
It’s been over a year since we started talking about the Shafter Aquatic Center, I’m Sam Hoyle your neighborhood reporter, and after last week’s city council meeting, we’re getting a better idea of when Shafter residents will be able to dive into the Shafter Aquatic Center’s pool to cool off.
“A realistic completion scenario, is February, March of next year,” said Shafter Public Works Director Mike James…