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Community Center Concept - <br />via Paul Motin, Council Member <br /> <br />Drawing is clearly not to scale. Just a general concept drawing. <br /> <br />Would include: <br /> <br />a. Area for school / community purposes, including ECFE, Community Ed, Community <br /> Rec, Special Education, Arts Council, Sr. Center, etc. <br /> <br />b. Combined Theater / Large Meeting Room and multi-function space; <br /> <br />c. Aquatic area, with Olympic type swimming pool for year-round activities (i.e., <br /> community ed, school swim teams and classes, open swim). Walls on two sides <br /> would have doors similar to large automatic garage doors. Could be kept closed in <br /> cold or poor weather, opened on warm, good days. Additional facilities, such as <br /> seasonal pool, volleyball courts, little tykes pool, whirlpool, concession stand and <br /> picnic areas (such additional areas could always be done in phases). Outdoor aquatic <br /> area to be completely fenced, with "quality" trees placed in picnic area. <br /> <br />d. Additional area around the site for expansion (both of meeting area and aquatic area). <br /> <br />Either joint ownership with School District or City-owned with long term lease to District. <br />Arts Council (or other philanthropic organizations) to raise capital for arts / theater space. <br />Benefits to multi-purpose facility include: <br /> <br />a. Shared costs between City, School District and Arts (even if City pays, revenue is <br /> generated by leasing); <br /> <br />b. Meet multiple needs of school, business and community; <br /> <br />c. Parents and kids can both use the facility at the same time, but for different purposes; <br /> <br />d. Year round and day round usage of facility. One parking area for all. One large site <br /> and location, rather than spreading locations all over the city. <br /> <br /> Potential locations: <br /> <br />a. Morrell / Houlton sites <br /> <br /> i. Pros: location - central to entire city and district, close to schools, park area <br /> (especially good if school uses for swim classes and teams) <br /> <br /> cleanup of site; <br /> <br />-1- <br /> <br /> <br />