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Installation of the steel wall structures
for one of the three main Rainbow pools.

fountains pouring into the pool, the
colorful lights at night, the multiple
diving boards and the diving tower
in the center of the pool.
By the mid-1960s, the massive
use of Rainbow Beach caused officials to have to decide whether to
close the facility or make extensive
repairs. In 1971, the decision was
made to redesign the pool, removing the sand beaches and adding
regulation swim lanes. After the
initial redesign in the early 1970s,
the pool was once again heavily used for another 40-plus years,
when wear and tear once again
forced a re-examination of the pool
and its surrounding amenities.
Grassroots Movement
Saves Rainbow Beach
The fond memories Vincennes
residents have of Rainbow Beach
led to a grassroots, citywide effort,
by the residents and businesses
alike, to raise taxes and sell bonds
to completely renovate the facility
and restore it to be a showcase centerpiece for the city.
This municipally owned aquatic
center is adjacent to Gregg Park,
which is part of Vincennes Parks
and Recreation. Parks and Recreation Department Superintendent
Steve Beaman was one of the residents whose childhood memories
fueled his passion for the renovation. " I remember riding my bike
with my buddies to the pool when
I was in middle school, " he recalls.
" It was the place to go. " Beaman
spent weeks sharing his vision for

a new Rainbow Beach, and the
more he spoke to people about it,
the more he heard similar stories
that proved to him Rainbow Beach
had a strong generational tie to the
community. It was a part of the local history that residents wanted to
keep for future generations.
The New Design
The Rainbow Beach renovation
and new construction was budgeted at $3.4 million. Through
an overall bond, $3.8 million was
raised for the complete renovation,
which would include four different
bodies of water - three pools and
a splashpad, a climbing wall and a
lily pad walk (paid for by additional
donations provided by citizens and
local businesses after the job went
to bid), a bathhouse and a new con-

cession area that opens to both the
Gregg Park and to the pool area.
Once the money was raised and the
project put out to bid, the contract
was awarded to RenoSys Corporation, in Indianapolis.
The Transformation
The new facility was scheduled to
open Memorial Day weekend to
usher in the first day of summer.
However, as with any major construction project, there were several challenges that delayed the opening until July:
Demolition and weather challenges: The demolition of the pool took
almost three months - from early
September through late November
- primarily due to the discovery of
an unusually thick section of concrete under the original pool. This

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