La Grange, KY · 2024
John W. Black Aquatic Center
$3.7M complete aquatic renovation
The John W. Black Aquatic Center in La Grange required a complete ground-up renovation. The existing facility had reached end of life — structural issues in the pool shell, failed mechanical systems, and aging site infrastructure all addressed in a single project scope.
As Site Superintendent, I managed field operations across the full scope: structural demo and rebuild, new pool shell, mechanical and electrical replacement, and final site improvements — delivering the facility on schedule for the 2024 swim season.
What it took
The pool had to open Memorial Day weekend. No flexibility.
Oldham County's swim season is fixed. A missed opening means a missed year. Every trade sequence — structural demo, pool shell, MEP rough-in, deck, finishes — was built backward from the opening date. Float existed on paper only.
Resolution — Six-week lookahead updated daily. Trade foremen confirmed milestone dates each Friday. Delivered on schedule.
Mechanical and electrical runs buried in concrete that was already poured.
The existing facility had failed mechanical systems embedded in the pool deck — drains, conduit, recirculation lines. Removing and rerouting without compromising the new shell required careful coordination between demo, concrete, and mechanical trades. One wrong sequence and the pour window was gone.
Resolution — Full MEP coordination drawings reviewed before demo began. Marked invert elevations on site before any concrete was placed.
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Drone Photography
Drone photography by Miles Goodman · © 2024
Outcome
The facility reopened on schedule for the 2024 swim season. For Oldham County, that meant a fully rebuilt aquatic center — new pool shell, new mechanical, new site — delivered without a season lost.