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The City of Storm Lake has entered into an agreement with Buena Vista University to lease and manage BVU’s Finkbine Natatorium during the summer of 2006. The agreement will allow city swimmers to use BVU’s pool during the construction of a new aquatic center as part of Project AWAYSIS. After it was determined that safety considerations would require closing the existing municipal pool next summer while the aquatic center is being built, city officials remained committed to offering swimmers an alternative and approached BVU.

“Everyone at Buena Vista University was enthusiastic about helping us find a solution,” said Mike Wilson, AWAYSIS project manager. “We were very pleased with the willingness of Dr. Moore, Randy Fehr, Jan Travis and Keith Schmidt to work with the City to help resolve this problem.”

“As a community partner, BVU is proud to assist the city in filling this gap, and we are pleased to help meet the needs of area citizens,” said BVU President Fred Moore.

A schedule has been completed that will accommodate the needs of swimmers in the community as well as regular users of BVU’s swimming pool, allowing for swim lessons, swim team practice, open swim and all other programs currently provided by the City and University at their respective pools. Capacity constraints of the indoor pool will limit the number of people who can be admitted and will impact swim meets. Representatives of the White Caps will be making alternate arrangements for home swim meets.