Laserfiche WebLink
ELK RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER <br /> CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS <br /> SITE OPTION 1 : <br /> OAK KNOLL <br /> MW r <br /> .—tow <br /> OAK KNOLL <br /> - oP <br /> ww r <br /> ver <br /> ATHLETIC <br /> 133)0 Orono Parkway N.W. <br /> The Oak Knoll site, although being large enough to handle the proposed program building footprint and required parking, has an <br /> additional list of challenges that make it one of the least preferred options by the design team and Steering Committee. The initial challenge <br /> for this site is trying to locate a building and parking lots while trying to have the least impact on the existing ballfields currently on the <br /> site. The Option 1 concept would require relocating a number of fields (with some belonging to the district) at a proposed cost of around <br /> $700,000. Option 2 would manage to retain the existing Varsity baseball field but will still carry an approximate cost of$500,000 to rebuild <br /> the youth fields elsewhere. One positive of this site is that it is somewhat centrally located in town and also located at a close proximty to a <br /> number of schools, including the Elk River High School. The site has adequate access with potential for two access points and intersections <br /> with exsiting stoplights. There is potential for decent building visiblity on Proctor Avenue with Option 1, however Option 2,although retaining <br /> the vasrsity baseball field,would push the new facility and parking further from the main access street. Other large drawbacks for the Oak <br /> Knoll site inlcude the unpleasant surroundings on largely 3 sides of the site. These include a main railway on the south and west sides of the <br /> site as well as a number of unsighlty city maintenance structures and lots, including the compost site, immediately north of the potential site. <br /> Taking into account these factors as well as the issue of potentially displacing school district fields, the Oak Knoll site is not a viable option <br /> for a potential new city facility. <br /> Proposed cost figures are based on the cost to reconstruct ballfields of similar size and scope, on new green field sites that are fairly level <br /> and ready to develop for this purpose. Costs also do not include land acquisition costs. It was discussed that the city would likely have land <br /> available if needed to relocate existing ballfields. <br /> 30 SITE ANALYSIS <br />