Bettendorf’s Life Fitness Center may go to YMCA in ‘trade’ | Local

“We had been advised our youngsters might go to the downtown neighborhood heart, which has now been closed and vacant for 2 years.”

Ploehn mentioned members of the Metropolis Council had been clear they didn’t want to proceed to pay for the working losses at Life Health Middle, that are projected to exceed $300,000 this yr. He mentioned an growing variety of “boutique health facilities” and YMCA places are making it more and more troublesome to maintain the city-owned heart.

He additionally acknowledged {that a} seasonal swimming pool is not going to be a cash maker. Splash Touchdown Aquatic Middle is shedding about $175,000 yearly, Ploehn mentioned. Requested whether or not debt service on an estimated $18 million facility would add to the burden, he mentioned town plans to give you sufficient money to pay for it outright.

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