Images that show how George's Dock could be transformed into a public swimming pool have been released as part of a campaign to revitalise the area.
The north inner city area, which was previously the proposed location for a since scrapped white water rafting facility, is a prime site for redevelopment as a public use facility by Dublin City Council. Back in July the council management brought forward a proposal for three separate facilities which have winter and summer layouts.
And now images of the conceptual plans by the George's Dock Lido campaign have emerged which see the area transformed into an all season swimming pool for the entire community. A petition by the campaign organisers has garnered over 4,200 signatures in two years and continues to grow support.
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It said: "The council's proposal has serious shortcomings. They are insisting on the inclusion of an emergency services training centre. This plan would designate half of the prime public site to a facility that would be unused for much of the year. This would hugely reduce the space available for public use and the Lido's potential to be an entirely inclusive development with something on offer for everyone.
"The people of Dublin deserve better; the optimum public option would be to combine swimming facilities, green space, and community facilities, providing a great boon to citizens and visitors, both swimmers and non-swimmers. We want to include multiple pools, diving boards, saunas, green space with public seating, performance areas, community function rooms, a restaurant and cafe, a viewing gallery and more."
The proposal by the council is a 3,200 sqm is the rescue village with a water course and a mock village. The rescue village would be primarily used by the emergency services for training purposes.
The four season swimming pool with a sauna and changing rooms is the second largest section at 2,000 sqm. The pool would be a 50m by 12.5m five lane lap pool. The smallest section at 1,700 sqm would have a different layout depending on the time of the year.
In summer, the space would be called a 'family-recreation area' which features a children's splash pool, a kids pool, a recreational pool, a casual diving pool, and changing areas. It would be called a 'multi-use area' in winter which includes an ice rink, a venue for sports events, a Christmas market, a concert venue, and a venue for exhibitions.
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