Project Spotlight: Meridian Park Family Aquatic Center

Originally Published at Splashtacular LLC

Relationships and Sheer Determination Make Possible an Upgrade on a Three-Month Deadline
In 1998, Splashtacular installed the original waterslides at Meridian Park Family Aquatic Center in Shelbyville, Indiana. At the time, the aquatic center’s slides and pool’s beach entry were cutting edge.

Fast forward to mid-February 2019. Trisha Tackett, recreation director for the Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department that oversees the Meridian Park Family Aquatic Center’s operation in Shelbyville, called Kodi Theilgaard, Splashtacular’s vice president of design, to invite us to participate in a competitive bid process to revitalize the center with a new aquatic play unit. But, there was one catch. The play unit had to be in place ready for use on May 7, just 3 months from Tackett’s initial call. The pool will be filled beginning on May 8, and the center will officially open on May 27.

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