Construction continues to move forward on Mt. Carmel’s new Aquatic Center, with a major concrete pour scheduled for Tuesday.
During Monday evening’s City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Judge announced that crews poured more than 200 cubic yards of concrete for the pool deck.
Mayor Judge says work is also progressing on the facility’s pump room and other areas of the building.
One unique feature of the new Aquatic Center involves preserving a piece of the old facility's history.
Judge says wooden beams salvaged from the former Aquatic Center have been milled into boards and installed beneath the overhang in the new concession area. The mayor personally worked on staining and finishing the wood.
According to Judge, the beams are believed to be nearly 200 years old and made from Michigan cypress.
The city also hopes to incorporate more of the reclaimed wood beneath the entrance overhang.
Judge says repurposing the historic beams fulfills a promise made during planning for the new facility, allowing a piece of the old Aquatic Center to become part of the new one.
The mayor described the effort as "bringing the old into the new."