Oh, gawd, not another one. The Beach failed, finally. Is this an idea that has to be batted down every few years?<\/p>\n
\nDan Serrano, who built the water park at the Radisson Hotel at Carlisle and I-40, is planning a new water park on the West Side. He\u2019s billing it as much easier to access and more affordable.<\/p>\n
As far as the probability of the project actually going through, Serrano calls it a 50\/50 chance<\/font>.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can get the financing, it would be an ideal opportunity to go out there and create economic development,\u201d says Serrano. \u201cIt\u2019s going to bring jobs during development, construction, thereafter.\u201d [mjh: Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! That\u2019s all you need to say? What about water, water, water, ya fool.]<\/em><\/p>\n
The 36,000 square foot water park would be built somewhere west of 98th<\/sup>, off I-40. It would be indoors, and have a similar design to Radisson\u2019s water park, but would be 3,000 square feet larger. Admission would be anywhere between $18 to $24 for a day pass.<\/p>\n
The cost of the whole project would be around $8 million, about three times less [mjh: is that a third as much?]<\/em> than the cost of the Radisson Hotel and Water Park. The hotel\u2019s water park project was more expensive because a building had to be demolished, and land costs have changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a couple of land owners saying you know what, I\u2019m having a tough time selling this land now, I would be more than happy to come down and deal with you and bring the land as part of my investment,\u201d says Serrano.<\/p>\n
People that Eyewitness News 4 interviewed in Albuquerque think it\u2019s a great idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would love a water park,\u201d says Adrianna Zachary, who moved to Albuquerque four<\/u> months<\/u> ago<\/u> from<\/u> Maine<\/u><\/font> <\/font>[mjh: get used to the desert, Adrianna \u2013 this isn\u2019t Maine]<\/font><\/em>. \u201cI think it\u2019s so hot here, we need to cool off and there aren\u2019t a lot of places to do that; there\u2019s Tingley Beach, but who wants to swim in Tingley Beach?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a great idea, I really do,\u201d said Linda Vikdel. \u201cI think it would be a very healthy, fit way for kids to get some activities in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Serrano wants to have the water park built sometime within the next two years. The design work is about 70 percent complete. He says the biggest hurdle now is getting the financing. [mjh: because getting the water is no problem at all. Yeah, right.]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Oh, gawd, not another one. The Beach failed, finally. Is this an idea that has to be batted down every few years? Albuquerque developer plans West Side water park Dan Serrano, who built the water park at the Radisson Hotel at Carlisle and I-40, is planning a new water park on the West Side. He\u2019s … Continue reading Let’s Go Swimming after Golf–Ignoring the Reality of Here and Now<\/span>