The Well
  • The 105,000-square-foot Recreation and Wellness campus will include a gymnasium, indoor running track, fitness and weight room, aerobic dance and spin studios, classrooms, a 240-person community events room, commercial kitchen, child watch area, outdoor patio, and an aquatic facility that includes a lap pool, recreation activity pool, water slide, and spa.

  • Nearly 25,000 square feet of space within The Well will be dedicated to an integrated medical health and wellness center managed by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The center will offer rehabilitation and physical therapy.

  • The Well, located at Scioto Darby and Alton Darby Creek roads, is expected to open 2025.

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RENDERINGS AND BLUEPRINTS OF THE WELL – (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

THE WELL AMENITIES

SPACE

SIZE IN SQUARE FEET

Administration 2,303
Lobby and Support Spaces 4,125
Locker Spaces 772
Universal Changing Rooms 772
Child Watch 1,065
Game Room 1,609
Green Room / Community Garden 300
80 Person Classroom 2,194
Party Room / Classroom / Wet Craft Room 936
Outdoor Patio / Gathering Space 1,316
240 Person Community Events Room 3,808
Commercial Kitchen 1,732
Gymnasium 5 (HS or 2 Middle School Courts) 13,478

SPACE

SIZE IN SQUARE FEET

Multi-Use Activity Space 1 5,488
Elevated Walking Track (12 Laps Per Mile) 5,500
6,000 SF Fitness & Weight Room 6,480
30-35 Person Aerobics / Dance Studio 2,340
30-40 Person Spin Studio / Multi-Use Classroom 2,340
Aquatics Support 866
25-Meter x 25-Yard Pool 17,683
3,600 Recreation Activity Pool 9,366
Water Slide
Small Spa (15-Person Whirlpool) 332
Photovoltaic System
Solar Hot Water System

THE TIMELINE

Current phase: Construction

Recreation and Wellness Center Timeline

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

  • The City of Hilliard broke ground on The Well in April 2023.

  • The Cosgray Road extension is expected to begin in 2023. This will extend Cosgray Road south from Scioto Darby Road, through the Jerman property, and connect it with Alton & Darby Creek Road north of Heritage Lakes subdivision. This new street will provide access to The Well. Construction is expected to be completed on Cosgray Road in 2025.

  • The Well is expected to open in summer 2025.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

On Nov. 2, 2021, Hilliard residents approved Issue 22, an additional 0.5% municipal income tax, paid by individuals who work in the City of Hilliard corporate boundaries (regardless of whether they live here).

The additional revenue will be dedicated for recreation and parks, including design, construction, and operation of a new community center comparable to those in neighboring communities.

In preparing to place Issue 22 on the ballot, the City performed resident surveys and focus groups to identify what kinds of recreation and parks amenities our community desires most. This research included a regional market assessment that examine the types of recreational facilities, programs, and services needed in Hilliard and nearby communities.

The results of the survey, market study, feasibility report, and cost estimates for a possible community center were presented to City Council this spring. In June, RPAC recommended that Hilliard City Council place an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot.

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