An aquatic center run by the City of San Antonio may be coming to the city’s South Side. The proposed facility could potentially open in 2027 after city approval.
Voters approved the center in the 2022 bond package at a cost of about $5 million. The plans include a pool, a possible lazy river, a splash pad, bathhouse, and a parking lot on about 3.7 acres of land.
The proposed name is “Mission Aquatics Center” and it would be located at 3110 Roosevelt Avenue in Council District 3. The site is currently vacant and sits across from the city’s outdoor movie venue, Mission Marquee Plaza, World Heritage Center and next to the Harvey Najim YMCA and VFW Post on Roosevelt Avenue and VFW Boulevard…