(KLZA)-- Approximately 75 people attended a meeting at the Tecumseh Community Building in March to hear a proposal to build a new swimming pool.

The Tecumseh Aquatic Association has been formed to lead the effort to build a new pool to replace the current pool, which opened in 1964.  

A design of the new pool and bathhouse created by Olsson Associates was displayed.  

The proposal is to build a new pool at the site of the current pool. The proposal calls for six lanes for lap swimming, a diving board, two slides, a wading pool or splash pool and geysers.  The pool would feature a zero depth walk-in entrance.

A new bathhouse would also be required.  

According to a story in the Tecumseh Chieftan, the budget for the new pool is $3.5-million which includes contingencies.  Hopes are for the cost to be $3.2-million. 

The Tecumseh Aquatic Association and the City Council have approved the design of the facility, although the design is subject to change.

Funding options include a fundraising effort, community support, grants and possibly a half-percent sales tax increase. The committee is projecting to start construction at the end of the 2018 swimming season.

Tecumseh residents are encouraged to share their views on the proposal with City Council members or the Aquatic Association members.