Symons Recreation Complex, the area’s indoor swimming pool, exercise, and fitness facility, has been dedicated to improving the health of the people who live in the Richland County community for over 38 years. The facility, which is owned and operated by the City of Richland Center and the County of Richland, is open to the public. One of the goals of the Symons Recreation Complex is to keep the facility user rates affordable for everyone to use.
In keeping with this, the Symons Recreation Complex Foundation accepted a donation of $35,000 from Glenn and Mary Schnadt to install solar energy at Symons Recreation Complex. The Schnadts’ challenged the Symons Recreation Complex Foundation to raise an additional $15,000, to allow for a $50,000 Solar Array. The Symons Recreation Complex Foundation was successful in raising the remaining funds.
The project was completed in November 2015. The 4 poles with 12-panel (13.68-kw) solar array is located behind the facility. By installing a solar array, the Symons Recreation Complex has reduced the electricity bill by several thousand dollars annually, thus reducing overall operating costs.
