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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Williston Area Updates -- New Rec Center; ONEOK Pipelines; Truck Reliever Route

Update on new rec center (numbers rounded):
  • $70 million
  • 205,000 square feet (61,000 square feet larger than original plans)
  • it is 2x the size of the 93,000 square foot West River Community in Dickinson
  • see comment below: Super Wal-Mart in Williston said to be 214,00 square feet
  • top requests from citizens: focused on swimming-related activities
  • 25,000 square foot water park (10,000 square larger than originally planned)
  • 53-meter lap pool
  • wake board/surf board pool
  • separate pool for swimming lessons and program
  • lap pool with seating area for 800 spectators
  • fitness center, racquetball, tennis and gym space, indoor track
  • four gyms; 200 meter indoor track
  • 10 locker rooms
  • child car drop-offs
  • funded by 1 cent city sales tax which was passed in 2011
  • ground breaking this summer; completion by December, 2013 (original post had dates wrong; see first comment)
Governor tours new truck reliever route
  • to be completed by mid-summer 2012
  • $10 million project 
ONEOK requests permission to construct two new gas pipelines
  • from the new Stateline Gas Processing Plant Phase I and then Stateline II
  • a 16-inch pipe will run 37 miles
  • a 12-inch pipe will run 27 miles
  • will follow existing pipeline corridor
  • requires US Army Corps of Engineers to approve

8 comments:

  1. Ground breaking for rec center is planned for this summer with completion by Dec 2013...

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    1. Thank you. I will correct that. No excuse for such a dumb error on my part. Thank you for catching it.

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    2. Cool, a 67 million new rec center!! (I knew it would happen, glad they didn't take forever like Gillette) Now to get that Trenton refinery going! Thinking hard about bringing my environmental science, machinist, operating engineer skills to Williston

      Nodak Lojack

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    3. Definitely a changed city. If I count correctly, this rec center will have four swimming pools -- a swimming "park," a pool for lessons/programs, a lap pool, and a wave pool.

      Four separate gyms. Maybe time to start thinking about hosting a summer Olympics. Harold Hamm can organize.

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  2. Bruce, If I remember correctly, Williston's Wal-mart super center is around 214,000 sq ft. I think they pretty much build all the new ND super centers the same size in Williston, Minot, Bismarck and Dickinson's anyway. If not 214k, then just a little over. I'm guessing the new Rec Center's sq ft includes the sections on the 2nd level...so HOPEFULLY won't be the same footprint as Super Wal-mart...but I guess if it was, it would be good exercise just to get from point a to point b in the new Rec Center. Afterall, it is all about exercise! lol

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    1. You are probably correct; I really couldn't remember; was going from something someone sent me sometime ago. I will update the post above. Thank you for helping me out.

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    2. http://www.willistonherald.com/news/hang-dude-new-rec-center-to-have-surf-simulator/article_9ea05bd2-898a-11e1-9de5-001a4bcf887a.html

      Well, the new Williston Recreation Center just grew by another 35,000 sq. ft.

      The new design will now require more than 241,000 sq. ft, up from 204,0000 sq. feet in the last update.

      This is nearly 100,000 sq ft larger than the original plan of 148,000 sq. ft. This is a really good thing for Williston. The indoor water park in this article is going to be a huge asset to the community.

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    3. Incredible post, thank you. Watch for stand-alone post on this one.

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