• 1. Research and planning

  2. Site selected 

  3. Septic and wastewater feasibility study completed

  4. Fundraising

1. Hired Ballard*King and Associates to execute professional feasibility study

2. Large Onsite Sewage System (LOSS) planning 

3. Critical areas and wetland report completed

4. Fundraising

5. Hired Linda Kaye Briggs to execute fundraising feasibility study

1. Ballard*King and Associates feasibility study completed

2. Awarded $400,000 from state supplemental budget

3. Fundraising feasibility study by The Briggs Group completed

4. Ongoing fundraising and grant research

5. Selected local architectural firm, Architect Resource Collaborative (ARC) to lead a team of engineers, aquatic experts and cost estimators to design the facility

1. Awarded $350,000 from state budget

2. Voter education campaign and public meetings

3. Ongoing planning and design by Architect Resource Collaborative 

4. South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District hires a new Executive Director.

5. Private capital campaign

6. Public meetings 

7. South Whidbey VOTERS APPROVED BOND measure on November 7

1. Parks District completed a required, multi-month audit with the State of Washington and received a Bond Rating.

2. Continued to progress through design phases with Architect and subcontractors.

3. Hired Bloom Projects LLC for project management services.

4. Ongoing fundraising by SWPAF.

• Construction continues.

• Begin hiring staff for new Aquatic Center.

• Fundraising campaign to seed the Community Access Program for the first five years of operation.*

*Community Access Program includes:

• Free swim lessons for every South Whidbey third grader, and

• Free or reduced-cost passes to use the facility for neighbors who need them.