SIOUX FALLS (KELO AM) - Mayor Mike Huether is passionate that the Sioux Falls Indoor Aquatic Center be built correctly the first time for the people of Sioux Falls.
"The people want this pool, the people need this pool and I am going to see that it is done right," said Mike Huether, Mayor, Sioux Falls. "It was the people who put this project on the ballot and they deserve to have a first rate facility."
The Mayor explained that the Events Center and the Indoor Aquatic Center are apples Vs oranges issues. The city council had time to do the schematics and designs and get the details to tell the voters what the Events Center would cost and give citizens a chance to vote. The Aquatics Center was put on the ballot by the people and they crafted the language to replace the outdoor pool at Spellerberg.
We tried to build and approve a prudent budget to build the facility. Now we have additons and improvements that we want to put in this pool.
"No one has called my office to complain about the additional costs to this project," said Huether. "We are living within our means, and we are going to get this thing done with no additionsl cost to the citizens of Sioux Falls."
"This is no different than someone building a house and deciding to do additions before it is complete," said Huether. We will work together to find common ground, use compramise and common sense to get this done.
Huether said this is no different from anything we do to make our city better despite the things we dort out during the journey.