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Nicolas Demollien
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Dec 21 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
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A major decision fell on Friday December 20, 2024 during the council of the European Metropolis of Lille (North). Pool plan 2 was adopted, synonymous with the construction of a new swimming pool in Tourcoing, in the Union district.
A swimming pool in the Union district of Tourcoing
For the record, the community had invited the municipalities to express their interest in hosting a swimming pool. The towns of Tourcoing and Roubaix had expressed their interest by more precisely identifying the site dit « Arena » of the ZAC of the Union.
“The future equipment will notably consist of a 50-meter pool, learning and fun pools and even multi-sport activities,” details are provided by the European metropolis.
A financial agreement between the metropolis, which will be the main contributor, and the cities of Roubaix and Tourcoing, will be established to specify the effective amount of reciprocal contributions, in terms of investment and operation.
“The metropolis needs more pools to encourage learning to swim. We can therefore only rejoice at all the initiatives carried out by the municipalities for the creation of new facilities,” underlines the president of the Metropolis Damien Castelain.
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