Withdean's new 25m pool goes to a final vote in December, at a higher cost
Building costs have gone up, so cabinet must agree a bigger budget on 10 December. The changing area has also been redesigned.
The council’s cabinet will make the final decision on a new community swimming pool at Withdean Sports Complex at its meeting on Thursday 10 December. It would be a five-lane, 25m pool, and the first new publicly funded pool built in the city for around 40 years.
Construction costs have gone up, though, and cabinet members are being asked to increase the budget. The council blames the global economic crisis and the effect of conflict in the Middle East on…