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St. Charles closes McNair Aquatic Facility
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – A local aquatic center in St. Charles is shutting down just weeks before summer begins.
The McNair Aquatic Facility won’t be filled with children and families anymore. The St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department is closing the center, effective immediately. It’s due to age and the cost of repairing the facility.
“Unfortunately, after 31 years of operation, it got to the point where mechanically, and structurally it’s no longer feasible to operate this aquatic facility anymore,” said Chris Atkinson, assistant director of the St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department. “So, pardon the pun, we’re going to pull the plug on McNair Aquatic Facility.”
The City of St. Charles built three aquatic facilities for residents in 1992 and 1993: McNair, Blanchette, and Wapelhorst.
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After the 2014 aquatics facility audit, they went to voters and asked them to pass the sales tax for Proposition P, which dedicated $18 million to replace Wapelhorst and Blanchette facilities. McNair’s days were numbered.
“The mechanical system is 31 years old; the concrete is 31 years old; the plumbing underground is 31 years old,” Atkinson said. “We’ve had a leak we’ve been working to try and detect.”
A substantial leak under the pool shell can completely drain the 165,000-gallon pool in days unless it is continuously filled.
Due to staffing issues, McNair closed in 2022. It averaged 100 people a day back in 2021, while Blanchette averaged 500 and Wapelhorst averaged 900 people a day.
“This is a 2.5-acre tract of land in a pretty old park in a good location in the city,” Atkinson said. “Although we’re sad that the aquatic facility is closing down, this is an opportunity to see what’s next for this park.”
The parks and rec department is soliciting ideas for the 2.5-acre area on its Facebook page. The next phase for the park will be announced later this year.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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