9th Street Update

The Chase County Fair is quickly approaching and everyone is abuzz with plans and projects. There have been concerns about the status of 9th Street, so hopefully this will help calm some fears. The construction was supposed to have been completed by July 15 – in plenty of time for the fair, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. The crews are well aware of the importance of having the street completed in time for traffic prior to and during fair week, so they have brought in more workers and are working much longer hours to ensure the work is done. The first strip of concrete is in place this morning and we anticipate it will be done by the end of the week if they don’t have rain delays. There will be a section at the west end of the project at the intersection of 9th & Chase Streets that will need considerably more work, but the contractor will put asphalt millings in that area so that traffic can continue on the street until after fair is over. The balance of the work will be undertaken at that time. We really do appreciate the patience of the traveling public, residents and businesses during this large construction project. It will be a very nice addition to the community when the streets are complete!

Thank you for making the Quasquicentennial Celebration a huge success!

Community volunteers worked for months organizing Imperial's Quasquicentennical Celebration. Despite the rain on Friday night, the weekend was a huge sucess. A special thank you to all the volunteers, service organizations and venders who participated in making it a great weekend.

2010 Pool Rates

The swimming pool is open and we invite you to enjoy a relaxing day of swimming and water fun! We had some problems on Saturday with contamination and had to close for a couple of days to ensure that the water quality was safe for the public to swim.

As a thank you to the community for your patience and understanding during the first part of the summer, the Park Board has decided to offer free swimming for the rest of the week. There will be no charge to swim until July 12th. On the 12th, the following rates will apply:

Daily Admission: Adults (Age 12 & Over) - $4.00 Children - $3.00
Family Pass: $50.00 (Immediate family only) Can add a babysitter for $5 extra
Single Pass: $25.00
Water Aerobics: $17.50
Lap Swimming: $12.50

Two sessions of swimming lessons will be held - July 12-23 and August 2-13.
The charge for lessons is 20.00 per child and you can sign up at the swimming pool.

The pool will close for the season on August 18, 2010.