New Horton Aquatic Park/Photo credit: City of Horton

(KNZA)--The grand opening of the new Horton Acquatic Park is set Saturday.

City officials say beginning at 11:30 in the morning there will be an introduction of the new pool located at 540 East 12th Street, with a ribbon cutting.

Reinvent Horton will be on hand with root beer floats and the Horton Chamber of Commerce will be there with pool bags.

B. Dean Construction, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, was the contractor on the nearly $1.5 million project.

Horton voters in August 2016 approved a one-percent citywide retailers sales tax to fund construction of the new pool. Collection of the tax began January 1st of 2017 and will be in effect for 20 years.

The new pool was constructed at the site of the former pool, which had been closed the past several seasons and was no longer insurable due to safety issues.

The new pool will be open Monday through Sunday from 12 noon to 7 in the evening.

Admission will be $3 per person, with children three and under admitted free.