Bismarck Parks and Recreation has given final approval to purchase the BSC Aquatic & Wellness Center for $8.68 million. The purchase was expected to be finalized Friday.
The non-profit group Streamline, who financed the center’s construction, currently owns the facility and has been leasing it to the Parks department for $700,000 per year.
Amidst controversy, the Aquatic Center was built on land donated by Bismarck State College at an estimated cost of $9.4 million. It opened in February 2010 and, as of 2013, has annual operation costs of about $903,000 per year.
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