Timeline: Waverly Aquatic Center
Plans for the new Waverly Aquatic Center have been in the works since at least 2018, and renderings show a pool that would double the capacity of the city's aging city pool and include a lazy river, multiple slides and dedicated splash areas for youth. But the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating construction costs have kept the project from materializing. Take a look through this timeline of our coverage -- which will be continuously updated -- as the aquatic center project eyes the finish line.  Â
2019
Aug 14
WAVERLY – The Waverly Aquatic Center Committee revealed the proposed pool in a meeting Sunday evening.
Oct 30
WAVERLY – The Greater Waverly Area Foundation Fund announced that it received a $100,000 pledge from local business Watts Electric Company at …
Dec 18
WAVERLY – A big pledge from a business with local roots helped the Waverly Aquatic Center fund over its first fundraising hurdle.
2020
Apr 29
WAVERLY – Even though COVID-19 could threaten the opening of the city pool for the summer, voters in Waverly will have a chance to decide on t…
Sep 16
WAVERLY – On a cold and chilly Tuesday night in Waverly, after the city council had gone through the entire agenda, the council moved into exe…
Nov 18
WAVERLY – For the second year in a row, the Greater Waverly Area Foundation Fund is raising money for the city’s future aquatic center during …
Dec 31
WAVERLY – On Oct. 1, the City of Waverly began collecting a half-cent additional sales tax which was approved by voters during the primary ele…
2021
Jan 27
WAVERLY – Nebraska Game and Parks has selected the City of Waverly to receive a $400,000 grant for the new Aquatic Center coming to the city M…
Mar 03
WAVERLY – The Waverly City Council approved an 85-page agreement with an engineering company out of Omaha for the Aquatic Center.Â
Jun 30
WAVERLY – The pandemic would have been a lot tougher than it was for Trackside Bar and Grill if it wasn’t for the carryout orders the Waverly …
2022
May 18
WAVERLY – Whether mild, muggy or muddy, the Camp Creek Threshers showgrounds will again play host this year to the Waverly Area Community Fun Run.Â
May 18
WAVERLY – Just over two years ago, Waverly citizens voted for a $3.5 million bond to help replace the city’s aging swimming pool with a new aq…
Jun 01
WAVERLY – In early May, a Waverly City Council member described the fundraising efforts for the proposed Waverly Aquatic Center as a “stalemat…
Jul 06
LINCOLN – The future Waverly Aquatic Center continued a fundraising hot streak last week when the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners vote…
Jul 20
WAVERLY – Before the July 12 Waverly City Council meeting, it seemed that a contractor would be assigned to carry out preliminary work on the …
Aug 03
WAVERLY – The Waverly Aquatic Center project had been on a roll.Â
Sep 07
WAVERLY – When the Waverly City Council voted two weeks ago to begin value engineering on the Waverly Aquatic Center project, it was a reversa…
Sep 21
WAVERLY – Vinyl banners have hung at Wayne Park for several years, displaying a preliminary design for the proposed Waverly Aquatic Center. In…
