Fostoria Splash Pad & Soak Park: Vision2020

We have a unique opportunity to demolish the dilapidated swimming pool at City Park and replace them with a Splash Pad – Soak Park. We have a unique opportunity to demolish the dilapidated swimming pool at City Park along with the bath house, slide, and concession stand and replace them with a Splash Pad – Soak Park. We will utilize the current parking lot and create a family friendly area for our

children to play in the water. a swimming pool are safety as the surface of the splash pad will be poured rubber vs. concrete, maintenance, manpower as we will not need lifeguards, a longer season, and upkeep. Initial cost estimates by Poggemeyer Engineering came in at $550,000 for the Splash Pad. We hope to come in at substantially lower costs by doing a design build concept and doing some of the work ourselves. The City of Fostoria, with the help of our legislators, was able to get an allocation of $150,000 from the Ohio State Capital budget. The City of Fostoria will allocate $100,000 from next year’s budget. The Greater Fostoria Community Foundation has approved a grant of $100,000 IF the citizens of Fostoria contribute two for one raising $200,000 for this project. Thus, we have our work cut out. We need to raise $200,000 by the end of April 2023. This allows contributions to be spread over two years.