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Red •/,,i c Public Schools has long had a ccmmi Pnt to Quality early childhood services. long envisioned building a permanent home _;� ��'C2.,, and has permanen� ome for these services. In 1992 a bond issue wa to build a new elementary school and a new high school. This new elementary was pawed• • 2,�.a:.ta:^y SC;;oCI combined I� populations from two smaller schools in the district. As a result of this project. Coitrli elementary was vacated and the school district hired an arch_ ,architectural fir to examine Coivill's 'usefulness as an early Childhood center. Colvin was built in 1937 and was considered tG e a b structurally sound building. After detailed study, the district decided that with remodeling and an addition, the building would make a suitable home for Head Start and the districts early Childhood programs. Yet the school district and Head Start still felt that the services in the building could be more comprehensive. So. beginning in the spring of 1993 and continuing throughout 1994, discussions were held with a variety of early ch:IdhocdJfamily services providers including: Work and Family Resource Center, Red Wing Technical College Professional Nanny and Child Care Program::; Red Wing Technical College Administration. Red Wing Private Industry Council the City of Red Wing, Red Wing Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Red Wing Transitional Housing Coalition, Hiawatha Valley Adult Basic Educator:, Goodhue County Social Services. The Learning Circle Child Care Center, Public Health Services of Goodhue and Wabasha Counties and Three Rivers Community Action. Inc. Representatives of these agencies were asked d to help_h` school Cst'C t P.P" ine which current community needy the t ^t' i11 Family Center should focus on, as well as which current needs could be more acpropnate!y served in another location. A: the conclusion of these meetings, constructor: d u completed r ,. uct:: cc• merit., were .,:. 2t2d which set - for the rerncdeiing of the Colvill Elementary School 2 :he -.ace Through these meetings it became apparent that while the Cciviii Family Center could provide a wide varier of services, the center needed additional resources to meet all the existing needs. Hence, the "Ccivill Redevelopment Project was developed. In additi^ the family • redevelopment. project includes The Women's Center and a neighborhood park'piaugrcund. The Red Wing Housing and Redevelopment Authority a.vnc with the Red /1rg Transitional HCUS.i g Coalition that the city was in desperate need of a women's shelter and mere transit housing. additon, they believed th at many women and children needing housing and emergency shelter could benefit from he i "'rCs'wmS being C:i2:'2d in the family center. So, it was decided that a center for women and children r temporary e� :pr c:ary shelter or housing would. be constructed adjacent to the center on land owned by the school district . To support the neighborhood and the family center a parkpiaygrcund was needed. Through • meetings with the city, it was decided that the city of Red Wing would agree to purchase additional land adjacent to the family center for development of a playground. The playground would be designed around the needs of the neighborhood and the family center.e.. Ti:2 city also agreed to finance the construction and maintenance of the piaycround. This component was a plus for both the neichbcrhood, as they were one of the few neighborhoods lacking a city park, and the family center• as it allowed Red Wing Schools to focus on financing the center construction. without the need of building a separate playground for the family center. After the initial redevelopment project was developed, the involved acencies felt it was important to sponsor a number of meetings for interested community members croups to review the plan. Review of the project occurred at the following meetings: a Coivli neigh Red Wing Planning Commission; neighborhood meecr.g: City of g Red Wing City Council. parents of children enrolled in Red rIC: Public Schools:Head Stan prccrams: Red Wing Coalition tin fc r T ra::sicor.ai Housing Bcarc: •