City Council Approves North Natomas Aqautic Center

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento City Council gave the green light for an aquatic center in North Natomas Tuesday.

Crews will break ground on the $45 million project in the next month.

The aquatic center will feature an Olympic-sized pool, water slides, and kids play area. It will also include a community center for recreational programs.

Natomas Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby has been fighting for this project for five years and said in a press release Tuesday that she is extremely excited to see it come to fruition.

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The project is expected to be completed in late 2020 or early 2021.