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Game changer Cedar Valley SportsPlex opens doors to public. TIM JAMISON tim.jamison@wcfcourier.com
WATERLOO — The Cedar Valley SportsPlex is more than a place to lift weights or jog a few laps around a track. It’s not just a place to play indoor soccer, flag football, golf or basketball when Mother Nature is dealing out a heaping dose of bone-chilling Iowa winter. And its ability to host February birthday swimming pool parties is just a piece of pie. Developers of the 140,000-square-foot, $27.5 million downtown fitness and recreation complex call it a force in the local economy and major draw in attracting and The Cedar Valley Sportsplex is expected to attract 1,200 to 1,400 memberships and heavy fieldhouse usage. keeping residents and workers in the area. The Cedar Valley SportsPlex, they say, is a game changer. “It is about pride, it is about our community and it is about our reputation,” said Dan Watters, of the Waterloo Development Corp. “It’s about changing our perception and attitude, changing to fit the needs of the Gen X and the Millennials, giving them further reason to stay here and to move back home and start businesses and raise families.” Waterloo Mayor Buck Clark said the newest addition to the downtown skyline also is a monument to the city’s tenacity. Local business leader Rick Young and the nonprofit WDC didn’t let the dream die when voters in August 2002 narrowly rejected a ballot measure to fund the sports facility with
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From page Q2 local option sales tax revenue. They set about raising the money privately. “This facility is a testament that we can suffer a defeat and not be defeated,” Clark said. “The opening of this incredible facility almost 12 years after the failed financing referendum will reach far beyond our city limits and will have a positive effect on everything that we do in our future as a city.” Young, whose family also helped fund the downtown ice arena in the 1990s, set about hitting up foundations and philanthropists to raise more than Cedar $23 million in cash and pledges Valley for the SportsPlex. Sports“It was a big nut to crack but plex some groups came forward right leisure away,” he said. “Seven of the pool area. first eight groups gave as much as they’d ever given, or gave the maximum they could.” designed the facility. facility through the Leisure SerThe Black Hawk County T h e W D C o w n s t h e vices Commission. Gaming Commission has ear- SportsPlex but is leasing it to The city has an option to take marked $8 million in funds, the city, which will operate the ownership when the mortgage while the McElroy Trust gave $4 million. The John Deere Foundation of Moline, Ill., contributed $3 million, while the Young Family Foundation of Waterloo and the estate of Carlton and Thelma Winter, who operated local Ben Franklin stores for many years, both promised $2 million. Many others gave privately. Waterloo City Council members spent more than $3 million buying and demolishing buildings to provide a building location. Design | Installation | Retaining Walls | Sodding And the state’s Vision Iowa Brick Patios/Walks | Plantings | Hydro-Seeding Board eventually stepped up with a $750,000 grant. WDC members formally announced the project in October 2010 and broke ground on a rainy day in April 2011. Cardinal Construction, of Waterloo, was the general contractor and was Add Life to your Outdoor Living Space putting the final touches on the building in early January this 3170 Wagner Rd. | Waterloo, IA 319-226-6000 year. Matthiaslandscaping.com I n Vi s i o n A rc h i te c t u re
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Ranch, Colo., backs up their belief. Mark Gallagher, recreation services manager for Waterloo Leisure Services, said three full-time staff members and a host of part-time employees have been hired and trained to welcome SportsPlex users. More information about the SportsPlex fees and amenities can be found at www.cvsportsplex.org.
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New facility will impress with size, equipment, options CJ HINES newsroom@wcfcourier.com
WATERLOO — Consider it a late Christmas present for the Cedar Valley. But, oh, what a gift. The latest jewel in the crown of the revitalized downtown is the 140,000 square-foot SportsPlex, which opened Jan. 18. The minute you step inside, you know it’s something special. It’s not just the sheer size, although that’s impressive, but this unlike anything else in the area. “People will be surprised to see how large it is. It’s a simple design but we wanted it to have a big impact, like the wave formed on the roof. We hope that will attract people driving by,” said Michael Broshar, Principal at INVISION Architecture.“We used a simple pallet of wood, and limited colors to whites, reds and grays, with some bold colors used
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The thick green turf of the indoor field house adds “wow” factor to the new Cedar Valley SportsPlex. Indoor soccer and flag football are among activities this space will accommodate. Among other amenities include an outdoor play areas with playground equipment where children can play safely that will be built this spring, as well as multi-purpose rooms for classes, meetings and more.
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Rows of shiny new exercise equipment await their first workout. Beyond recumbent exercise bikes and elliptical machines, the SportsPlex offers an running and walking track, leisure pool, free weights, 15 state-of-the-art weight machines and cardio equipment.
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From page 8 in specific areas, such as the rusty red in the aerobics area.” The upper-story fitness area includes 20,000 square feet dedicated to aerobics and weight training. This includes more than 60 pieces of state-of-the-art cardio equipment, 15 deluxe weight machines for circuit training, a dedicated area for free weights and separate room for fitness classes. Each of the 11 stationary bikes is equipped with its own television. No matter your favorite exercise, the SportsPlex offers—free with membership—a variety of fitness classes, such as yoga, zumba, cross training, strength training, tae kwondo and aqua fitness. Personal trainers are also available. The upper floor also includes a golf simulator and Club Locker Room. Encircling the perimeter is a one-fifth mile cushioned running/walking track. “ T h e e l eva te d t ra c k i s enclosed with glass to the ceiling with windows all the way around. The beauty of the track is it sits up high so you get a great view of the city,” said Dan Watters, president, Waterloo Development Corp. Amenities on the first floor include the zero-entry pool, three 25-yard lap lanes, hot tub, river and 16-foot-tall water slide, staffed by Leisure Services life guards with adjacent public and family locker rooms. The pool also can used for rehabilitation purposes. I f t h a t i s n ’t e n o u g h to move you, check out the 30,000-square foot field house, complete with thick green turf. “It is impressive. There is no other place in the area that has an indoor field house. It definitely adds the ‘wow’ factor to this facility,” Watters said. Surrounded by acoustic oak paneling and with a 40-foot high ceiling, the field house, which can be partitioned into
six smaller areas, can be used for soccer, band practices, batting cages and a hitting area for restricted golf balls. The field house also has a separate entrance, which patrons can use after hours. “We hired a consultant to determine the specific amenities. The consulting firm, Ballard King and Associates out of Colorado, held a number of meetings and having the indoor field house came out of those; people wanting to have such a space,” said Paul Huting, Leisure Services director. “We’re bringing a new dimension and a new face to the community. The downtown has done a 360-degree turn from many years ago.” The initial plan did not include the field house, said Mark Gallagher, Leisure Services sports manager. “Ballard did a very comprehensive study and found a huge area of under-served; in the entire inventory in the Cedar Valley, there was a need for a variety of services and programming. We’ll be able to do a variety of sports camps and clinics. It will be good to be in the heart of the city,” Gallagher said.
Adjacent to the field house on the main floor is the gymnasium, which has two full basketball courts and seating for 500. The area also can be partitioned into two smaller spaces. Not only is the building visually stunning and functional, it is also energy efficient. “ We i n i t i a l l y t o o k a n approach of geothermal heating and cooling but could not due to the proximity to former industrial areas and concerns with pulling ground water from those areas. So we adopted an approach that provides an energy-efficient building and systems and will perform similar to one with geothermal heating and cooling, energy wise. The SportsPlex design is 40 percent more efficient than a building meeting current energy codes — which is where we would have been with a geothermal system,” said Broshar. The facility also will provide a venue for community recreation programs, such as baseball, flag football, hockey, soccer, softball, golf tournaments, swimming lessons, volleyball and many more. But this is more than a rec-
www.wcfcourier.com reation/fitness center. The main level includes a meeting/ conference room, large multipurpose area with seating for nearly 150 people and a full kitchen and cafe grill, with breakfast and lunch served from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. A child care center for children 8 years old and younger is available; however parents must be in the facility.
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Adjacent to the child care center is an indoor playground, complete with areas for climbing, sliding and exploring. An enclosed outdoor playground will be constructed this spring. “Everything here is first class. We wanted it to be. It’s another product to add to the community’s viability and this was the only way to do it,” Watters said.
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The Cedar Valley SportsPlex, 300 Jefferson St., is open to the public with the purchase of a day pass or membership.
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Basic: (paid in full) • Adult-$480/year (19-61) • Youth-$240/year (8-18) • College-$300/year (current full-time student) • Senior-$240/year (Qualification age is 62) • Family-$720/year (Married w/2 children) Payment must be made in full to receive annual rate; includes access to all amenities except Club Locker Room. Free group fitness classes and discount on specialty classes, also 10 percent discount on all youth sports programs and seasonal passes to Byrnes and Gates pools.
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Patience, perseverance took SportsPlex from dream to reality CJ HINES newsroom@wcfcourier.com
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In August 2002, after voters rejected a referendum to allocate half of the local option sales tax revenue toward downtown revitalization, many people thought the Cedar Valley would go down in flames. Then in 2008 came the floods. But like the mythical phoenix, the area has risen from the ashes and has been infused with new life. The latest addition to downtown Waterloo is the 140,000 square-foot SportsPlex health and wellness Rick Young, facility, now open. who headed Complete with amenities, up fundraissuch as the 30,000-square ing for the foot turfed field house, leisure Cedar Valley pool, cushioned running/walkSportsPlex for ing track, basketball courts and the Waterloo ample space for fitness classes, Development the facility’s multimillion dolCorp., speaks at lar price tag wasn’t funded by the VIP opening taxpayers. celebration Thanks to a quiet fundraisJan. 2. ing campaign, led by developer and philanthropist Rick Young years of design, construct- was high water and high water and the Waterloo Development ing, working with federal and again,” Hurley explained. Corp., the SportsPlex has been state departments. In 2008 it “Then two good things happaid for with private funds. “Some time in 2008 or so, Dave Rodgers, who was the general manager at John Deere, was talking to business people. Everyone complained about getting quality people back to the area as well as qualityof-life issues. We discussed resurrecting the athletic facility, which was in the original Riverfront Renaissance plan,” Young said. Tim Hurley, mayor at the time, served on the city council during the failed 2002 referendum. When John Rooff turned over the reins to Hurley, he urged him not to abandon a revitalization plan. “By the time I was mayor, we had a smaller plan. We signed with Vision Iowa. By that time we were engaged with Vandewalle & Assoc. They said it One Schumacher Way • Denver, Iowa • 50622 was all about the river, so we 800–779–(LIFT) 5438 • www.SchumacherElevator.com started with the dam. It was
pened when we were in need of them. Carlton and Thelma Winter estate donated money to be used for a recreation facility. That came as a surprise. Then Rick Young came in with a commitment from the Young family. It was a substantial amount that got this thing going.”
Also in 2008, the Black Hawk County Gaming Association began awarding grants, with 25 percent earmarked for downtown redevelopment. At the same time, Young and his family solicited private donations for the SportsPlex.
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From page 10 With Hurley’s blessing, Young met with Paul Huting of Leisure Services and city engineer Eric Thorson. Noel Anderson, left, community planning and development director They hired a talks with Mark Gallagher, right, recreation services manager with the consultant from Cedar Valley Waterloo Leisure Services at the SportsPlex. Colorado to do a feasibility study. Over 24 months, the Dan Watters Waterloo Development Corporation acquired the property on Jefferson Street, then hired Invision Architects to design the building. However, the process wasn’t without roadblocks. In August 2012, the Vision Iowa Community and Tourism board told Young it wanted the majority of fundraising to be completed before it donated any funds. Although discouraged, Young didn’t give up. In November 2012, Vision Iowa gave MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor $750,000. Since then, more Aaron Davis architect with InVision Architecture shows plans for the than $27.5 million has been Cedar Valley SportsPlex on tablet May 2, 2013. raised. “We have about $600,000 to go. We are doing this so the facility is not a burden to the city. We set it up to be selfsustaining,” said Dan Watters, WDC president. Young added, “This wasn’t Call us to book your 2014 a big public campaign. What landscaping projects. we’ve done is pretty unusual. It hasn’t been done before, espeWapsie Pines Lawn Care & Landscaping cially on this scale.” • Classroom, online and self-paced Other major gifts include $7 degree options million from the WDC/Black Hawk County Gaming Associa• 8-week terms, year-round schedule tion; $4 million from the McElroy Trust; $3.1 million from • Evening Classes, the John Deere; $2 million each Monday – Thursday from the Young Family Foundation and Carlton and Thelma • Transfer up to 78 Winter estate; $500,000 from college credits the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa and Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30-5:00 Fri 8:30-3:00 Foundation. 618 State Street, Cedar Falls 3563 University Ave., Waterloo, IA Anonymous gifts in the Like us on www.wapsiepines.com amounts of $1 million and Facebook 319-232-6980 • uiu.edu/waterloo $500,000 have also been given.
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New fitness facility enhances quality of life in Cedar Valley CJ HINES newsroom@wcfcourier.com
If you think the new SportsPlex is a health and wellness center — you’re partially right. Yes, it has a 30,000-square-foot field house, cushioned running/walking track, two regulation basketball courts, leisure pool with a water slide and lap lanes, state-of-the-art golf simulator, child care, indoor play area and other amenities. Add it to the Riverfront Amphitheater, RiverLoop Expo, Public Market and bike trails and it represents much more. “These things are the cornerstone, the quality-of-life issues; what will attract young entrepreneurs. These are the types of amenities we have to have,” said Dan Watters, division head of U.S. Bank and president of the Waterloo Development Corp.,which spearheaded the $30 million project. Thanks to private donations and an eight-year, multi-million dollar
commitment in 2008 from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association, the Sportsplex became a reality this month. But it didn’t come easy or fast. In 2000, Vandewalle & Associates of Madison, Wis., began working with the WDC on a five-year plan to develop the riverfront, which included an agricultural exhibition hall, pedestrian mallretail center, riverfront amphitheater, restored Waterloo-Cedar Falls trolley and multi-use sports facility. A number of area business leaders approached then-Mayor John Rooff. “We’d had trouble competing for talent. Things had been going the wrong way. We said we need to improve and make Waterloo more attractive,” said Northland Oil president and WDC member Bob Petersen. Developing the entire plan was essential to the area’s employment base and create attractions to bring people back downtown. In 2002, after a failed referendum to allocate half the sales tax revenue for a sports complex, amphitheater and bladder dam, leaders
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regrouped and devised a new strategy. “The mission was correct, but we weren’t able to conjure support from the state. It still was needed to be done. Now here we are. But without the consistent leadership of the group, those who came to the table like John Deere and MidAmerica, keeping the task in front of us, it doesn’t get done,” Watters said. “It also had to have that collaborative effort with city, county, state. It takes
money. The group stayed focused on the things necessary for us to grow.” Petersen believes, that for a community of this size, a quality wellness facility is not a luxury, but an expectation. “After the failed vote, we knew this was important enough not to quit. We’ve never changed our approach, we still are mission-driven,” Petersen said. “We will keep improving the product. We feel strongly now as we did back then that, for people who live here or consider living here, we have to have this kind of amenity and make it part of their life.” All involved in downtown revitalization know the job isn’t over. “We’ve been systematic and judicial but it takes patience and perseverance. We’ve finally chipped away around the edges. This will drive other things, we will continue making a better product,” Watters said. “The question is ‘Have you made this a better place to live and have you made a difference in how people feel?’ That’s the end goal.”
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Three mayors supported building of first-class downtown facility CJ HINES newsroom@wcfcourier.com
When serving as Waterloo mayor, John Rooff envisioned a revitalized downtown, including a health and wellness center. Although it’s been more than 10 years, that dream was worth the wait. “It started with citizens who wanted something better. It has come full circle, back to the citizens. Now we will see the downtown we hoped for and dreamed of,” said Rooff, mayor from 1994 to 2003. Initially Rooff, Carl Adrian, former president of Cedar Valley Economic Development Corp., (now Greater Cedar Valley Alliance), and lawyer and philanthropist Ed Gallagher met with Mike Triplett, then general manager of Waterloo’s Deere operations. Triplett offered a Deere employee as liaison between Deere and
downtown. “No one from Deere had been in any of our boardrooms for a long time. Mike Triplett wanted to be part of it. When you have that commitment, we all win,” Rooff added. “Then Waterloo Industries got involved and we started applying for Vision Iowa grants.” In 2002, an unsuccessful referendum for the Riverfront Renaissance took place. When Tim Hurley became mayor in 2004, he repackaged the project’s scope. “The referendum failed largely because of controversy on the health and wellness center; there was a private portion and people viewed it as exclusivity. To John Rooff’s credit, the day after the vote, he said, ‘Let’s move forward.’ By the time I was mayor, we put together a smaller plan,” Hurley said. Helping move things forward were substantial donations from the Young Family Foundation
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Waterloo mayor Buck Clark spoke at the Cedar Valley SportsPlex VIP opening celebration on Jan. 2. and Carlton and Thelma Winter estate, in 2009. “Rick Young said to me, ‘What do you think about something better than Wartburg; something akin to what Rochester has?’
By that time, the Black Hawk County Gaming Association was making grants and part of the agreement was 25 percent would go to downtown redevelopment. The funds got funneled through
the Waterloo Development Corporation,” Hurley explained. “WDC came to the gaming association with mayor approval — it had to be those entities agreeing on the package.” The SportsPlex was well on its way when current mayor Buck Clark was first elected. But Clark gladly accepts the responsibility. “What we’re doing is develop a vibrant city, one that is alive, with quality-of-life venues and events that make people want to come to and live here. There is a ‘coolness’ factor we hope to achieve, like the Riverfront, the Ampitheater, TechWorks, downtown in general. A first-class facility like the SportsPlex is the crown jewel,” Clark said. “It seems like it’s taken forever and it has taken forever. But it will come to fruition. All we’re doing is to provide a place for those young families who come to Waterloo and stay in Waterloo.”
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Not all pairings are successful — Bonnie & Clyde, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cain and Abel, Jekyll and Hyde, for example. But a recent pairing between the SportsPlex and the Blue Zones Project definitely spells success for the Cedar Valley. “We are thrilled about the SportsPlex. Everything we are doing is driving that. It just makes sense to collaborate with partners who have the same goal,” said Sue Beach, Blue Zones community program manager., Two of the Blue Zones Project’s Power 9 principles are moving naturally and surrounding yourself who people who support positive behaviors. “The tie-in is not just physical. We’re looking at the social and emotional well-being as well. We know if your are around the right tribe of people, it improves your well-being. The SportsPlex is so much more than just an exercise place. It’s a place for community and involvement,” Beach explained. The collaboration began when Waterloo’s Leisure Services Director Paul Huting and Mark Gallagher, sports manager, worked on providing 50-percent healthy
vending machine policies and concessions for the SportsPlex. Earlier this year, the Waterloo city council adopted the healthy options resolution for city sponsored youth events. “We know there is value in this community — the sports functions as well as the social aspects. Leisure Services and the city of Waterloo help out the entire community,” Beach said. “Since the Blue Zones Project began in the area, we have worked from day one to collaborate with other organizations and businesses to make it sustainable. We’re not telling people something new. The SportsPlex takes advantage of this to help the Blue Zones Project be sustainable. We are partnering with them to embed the Blue Zones Project into the community.” Beach said the plan is to incorporate programs at the SportsPlex focusing on nutrition education and healthy snacks. “Our partnership may be expanded by doing walking moais, kick-off events and potential nutrition/cooking education classes. Another principle is helping people develop their purpose. We’re nudging people toward a better well-being,” Beach said. For more information, visit www.bluezonesproject.com.
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