Proposition D
Natatorium
$51 million
A swim facility for all district water sports and to provide community programming including drown-prevention programs, health and fitness classes, and special events in association with a community management partner.
Additional Prop D Project Details
- The EMS ISD Swim Team is comprised of 100 swimmers from all three high schools (will include EMHS once it opens).
- Swimmers consistently advance to regional and state levels, including several top-10 finalists and a state runner up in 2020.
- The swim team typically practices early morning and currently leases space from Tarrant County College.
- The proposed facility would be sized appropriately to accommodate district UIL meets (4-5 per year), would include spectator seating up to 250, as well as concessions and locker rooms.
- The facility also would be available to host classes and events for the community, swim clubs, and water safety programs for all ages, and would be available to rent for private events.
- In 2017, voters approved $5 million to allocate toward a natatorium. At that time, those funds were to be used in partnership with a community organization, specifically the YMCA, to build a natatorium as part of a YMCA facility for the community. The $5 million was originally intended to supplement YMCA funding for its new facility, providing EMS ISD access to the natatorium portion for its water sports. The COVID downturn impacted the YMCA’s efforts to secure funding for their portion of the partnership at the time, but negotiations and funding efforts have resumed. Without the YMCA funding, $5 million from the 2017 bond is not enough to build a stand-alone district natatorium. If proposition D is approved, the $5 million will be used with proposition D funds for the new natatorium.