Si View Metropolitan Park District, a public parks and recreation agency, is continuing efforts to meet a long-standing community priority: developing an indoor public pool facility. District residents have consistently identified indoor aquatics space as the top need for future investment.
To explore this regional need, the Snoqualmie Valley Aquatics Collaborative (SVAC)—a new advisory group to the Si View Metropolitan Park District—has been holding regular meetings since early 2025. The group was formed by unanimous resolution of the Si View Board of Commissioners in November and includes elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and representatives from community organizations across the Valley.
The SVAC’s role is to assess the purpose, need, and potential funding strategies for a new indoor aquatic facility. With attention to a range of community goals and concerns, the group is working together to recommend a clear and viable path forward.
Current SVAC members represent Si View Metropolitan Park District, the City of North Bend, the Snoqualmie Valley School District, Fall City Metropolitan Park District, the Mt. Si Senior Center, and Valley Pool Together. Other regional entities, including the Snoqualmie Tribe and the City of Snoqualmie, have been invited to participate in the planning process.
“Accessible public pools provide multi-generational benefits in health, wellness, water safety training, and community building,” said Susan Kelly, a long-time Si View Metro Parks Commissioner and SVAC member. She noted the community’s repeated calls for a larger indoor pool facility.
“Collaborating with community partners to review past plans, share ideas and resources, brings a synergistic approach to much desired aquatics to fruition for our community.”
Si View plans to share updates as the SVAC process advances. More information is available at https://www.siviewpark.org/newpool.phtml.
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Give up the pool. Is this some kind of dementia that cannot go away. Surely there are other things to focus on. It keeps getting voted down yet leadership feels otherwise.