What should the next chapter of the Unalaska Aquatic Center look like? Help shape the conversation by sharing what matters to you.
This is your opportunity to help shape the future of the Unalaska Aquatic Center. Tell us what works, what could improve, and what matters most to you. You do not need to be a regular pool user to participate.
Share your experiences, priorities, and ideas in a short, confidential questionnaire. Every perspective helps build a more complete picture of community needs.
5–7 minutes · Available now in English and Spanish.
Go to the Survey →Interested in a follow-up discussion or focus group? You can indicate your interest and optionally provide contact details at the end of the questionnaire.
Learn how to participate →Watch for opportunities to hear about the study, community meetings, survey deadlines, and findings as they are confirmed.
See project updates →From swim lessons and fitness to school programs and family time, the Aquatic Center serves people across Unalaska.
The City is conducting a feasibility study to better understand the condition of the current facility, how it serves the community today, and what options may make sense for the future.
Before recommendations are made, we want to hear from the people who use the pool—and those who don't. Your experiences can help identify needs that numbers and building assessments alone cannot capture.
Current focus: listening & learning
Whether you're a frequent swimmer, a parent, an occasional visitor, or someone who has never used the facility, your input is valuable.
Tell us which programs, activities, and experiences are most important to you and your family.
Help us understand barriers like schedules, accessibility, facility conditions, and available programs.
Share what would make the Aquatic Center more useful, welcoming, and sustainable for the future.
Your feedback will help guide the feasibility study and inform future City decisions.
Responses are confidential. Contact information is optional and only requested if you are willing to join a follow-up conversation.
Open English Survey in a New Tab ↗Survey availability and any response deadline will be posted here when confirmed.
The study combines community priorities with facility assessments, operational needs, and long-term costs to help the City evaluate practical choices.
Gather community and stakeholder input, evaluate existing building systems, and understand program needs and operating challenges.
Compare potential renovation, rebuilding, and relocation approaches, including costs and the opportunities and limitations of each.
Bring together findings, cost comparisons, and community input in a report to support informed decisions about next steps.
Community responses will be reviewed alongside the technical condition assessment, program demand, operational considerations, and financial analysis.
The study will examine options rather than assume a predetermined outcome. Your feedback will help the team understand which benefits, challenges, and tradeoffs matter most to Unalaska.
Add Your Perspective →This page will be updated as participation opportunities and study milestones are confirmed.
The team is gathering information about the existing Aquatic Center and preparing opportunities for residents to share their experiences and priorities. The online questionnaire is now available in English and Spanish.
Questionnaire information →Meeting dates, response deadlines, and public study materials will appear here after confirmation with the City. No meeting date or survey deadline has been announced on this site.
How the study works →Hear from residents, staff, and community partners while assessing existing conditions.
Consider renovation, rebuilding, and relocation in light of community needs.
Weigh technical findings, costs, operations, and community priorities.
Publish the report and recommendations when available for public review.
No final direction has been selected. The feasibility study is intended to evaluate alternatives and provide the City with information for future decisions.
Anyone with a connection to Unalaska's community is encouraged to participate, including current pool users, families, seniors, students, shift workers, and people who rarely or never use the facility.
Approximately 5–7 minutes. It asks about facility use, programs, barriers, priorities, and ideas for the future.
The questionnaire states that responses are confidential. Contact details are optional for those interested in follow-up conversations or focus groups. The project team should confirm the final form's privacy settings before launch.
The study will assess renovation of the existing Aquatic Center, rebuilding at the current site, and potential relocation, including opportunities to connect with other community facilities.
The project team will post updates as the study progresses. The final report and presentation schedule will be confirmed with the City before publication.
