VIROQUA, Wis. – On Thursday, City of Viroqua officials and the WPA Bath House Task Force held “mortar removal” ceremony to officially kick off a construction project that will transform the former WPA Bath House into the Viroqua Welcome Center. The project has been years in the making and a number of key players that helped make the project happen talked about the long path to bring the project to reality, and all the pieces that had to come together.The former bath house has been sitting in a dilapidated state for years since the former city outdoor pool closed around 2005. The building served as the entrance and changing facility for the cities outdoor pool until the pool closed. The city council over the years considered several alternative uses for the site including moving the bath house and making the site a parking lot, using it as a site for a new city hall, and at one point considered the possibility of making it the center for splash pad and green space...
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