Welcome to the City of Mediapolis Iowa. The purpose of this website is to provide useful public information and interesting historical facts about Mediapolis.

     Mediapolis has completed a new $2,500,000 aquatic facility that opened July 15, 2008. This state-of-the-art facility will feature a 6600 sq. ft. swimming area with a 168 foot waterslide, a catamaran slide for the younger children and a zero depth entrance into the pool. The Olympic-size deep area will feature five lanes for competitive and lap swimming.

     Unlike the old pool, there will be a large area around the perimeter of the pool for natural grass. Five 20 foot umbrellas and numerous picnic tables will be in place around the pool. The concessions area has been expanded to allow for a more complete menu. Pool hours will be from noon to 8:00 PM on Monday-Saturday and 1-7  PM on Sundays. A complete area lighting system and public address system will be in place.

     The bathhouse, built in 1932, has been moved to the new facility. This unique building will serve as a reminder of the successful pools in the past. This bathhouse served the original pool from 1932 to 1941. The pool and bathhouse were completely renovated in 1969 and served through 2007.

      In the past, at the old 3700 sq. ft. facility, there was a very active Red Cross swimming lesson program with over 300 students participating in group lessons and private lessons each season. This will be continued at the new facility. For this season there will be nine Water Safety Instructors to accommodate everyone desiring lessons. It is estimated that over 50% of the students in our community have taken swimming instruction.

      Our aerobics/individual work-out sessions have proved to be very popular; over 60 individuals take part in this program. This may be expanded with more possibilities at the new pool; swimming and diving teams are a distinct possibility in the future.

     Fund-raising is in the hands of Partners for Progress, a group of interested Mediapolis citizens; this group has an ambitious goal of building our pool from donations with the city contributing $500,000. Following this will be the construction of a day-care center with an active instructional program, followed by the purchase of land adjacent to the city for expansion; this is all a part of the three-point plan.

     These are exciting times for the community. The 1800 people of Mediapolis, as well as the surrounding area, have been very supportive of all our community endeavors. The city and its citizens have recently completed a beautiful auditorium at the school, city hall is a recently built facility, all streets are paved, most churches have been remodeled, businesses have built new facilities, the school has recent additions and the sports complexes continue to be updated.

      Please see the pool link for information about policies, fees and photos of the construction project.