Sedalia residents will have to wait at least three years for construction to begin on a new aquatic center just east of downtown.

Sedalia Parks and Recreation announced Tuesday afternoon the delay after learning at a recent meeting that they would need to budget more funds in order to meet the community’s needs for an outdoor facility. Parks and Recreation director Amy Epple…

Epple says to meet potential demand, her department would need to budget $12-13 million for the new facility.

In the meantime, Liberty Park’s outdoor pool will remain open.  The pool at Centennial Park closed last year.

Epple adds that the new Memory Lanes bowling alley will go out to bid beginning next week, with the aim to have the new facility open by the fall of 2026. The alley’s $8.2 million price tag is being covered by a donation from businesswoman Sue Heckart.