Stone Planning recently released its feasibility study for potential recreational facilities in Mount Ayr.
The 70-page report is comprised of sections devoted to potential facilities, a market analysis, site analysis, case studies of similar facilities, funding analysis, operational analysis, and summary conclusions.
In a series of articles, the Record-News is examining each section of the report in detail.
[Text for these articles comes directly from the Stone report, with minor editorial changes.]
This week the Stone report analyzes the characteristics and operations of two additional facilities that are similar to the potential concepts previously described as options for Mount Ayr. One is located in a similar sized city and one in a much smaller city.
Of the two facilities analyzed in this section, one includes an indoor pool and one does not.
Mount Ayr swimming pool
For a better comparison to other facilities, here are the characteristics of the existing Mount Ayr pool.
Mount Ayr has a population
