(KNZA)--A set back in the plans for the construction of a new municipal swimming pool in the Brown County of Horton.

During a special meeting Monday evening, Horton City Administrator/City Clerk Kim Clausen says the City Commission voted to reject the lone bid received for the project and re-bid the project, with a projected completion date of May 1st, 2018.

Clausen says the project engineers attributed the lack of bidders to the short three-month time frame that had been set for completion of the pool.   

She said it hoped by extending the completion date they can attract more bidders.

The project is to re-bid in March.

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

The new pool is to be constructed at the site of the current pool which has been closed the past three seasons.  Its no longer insurable due to safety issues.