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ELK RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER <br /> CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS <br /> SITE OPTION 4: , - <br /> :..,o--„r.v.o..„ <br /> ,, , <br /> t : . <br /> ORONO PARK (cont.) „itepoolosigo_ <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> The Orono Park site, although having a wealth of support for being the preferred site of a potential new facility, does have one <br /> primary drawback. This drawback however can be viewed as an additional opportunity for the city and community of Elk River. Currently <br /> the Orono Park is home to the Dave Anderson Softball Field complex, which is an array of 4 softball fields complete with lighting,bleachers <br /> seating and support buildings and a gravel parking lot. If the Orono Park site were selected to be the future home of a new Community <br /> Center facility this complex would need to be relocated. Preliminary budget estimates determined a cost of approximately $1.2 million* <br /> to recreate the existing facility at a new site. The proposed location for the Dave Anderson complex to move would be the current Youth <br /> Athletic Complex (YAC) located in the southeast portion of the city. Relocating the complex would vprovide a new opportunity for the <br /> community to have access to newer, better constructed fields, dugouts, and support buildings. The YAC site also provides opportunity to <br /> create an additional fifth field to better serve the community and accommodate larger tournament and competitive events. Relocating the <br /> existing Dave Anderson softball fields to the YAC site not only provides immediate opportunity for improved community field space, but <br /> would be another piece in the overall development of the YAC site in becoming one of the premiere atheltic complexes in the region. <br /> Proposed cost figure is based on the cost to reconstruct ballfields of similar size and scope,on a new green field site that is fairly level and <br /> ready to develop for this purpose. <br /> SITE ANALYSIS SUMMARY <br /> Through the process of analyzing and studying conceptual layouts at each site option and at-length discussion with the Steering <br /> Commmittee, it is reccommended that the best site for a future potential Community Center facility be the Orono Park site. The Oak Knoll <br /> site and the Pinewood site would both accomodate a new facility adequately, however both these sites have limited opportunity based on <br /> location,site surrounding character,and limited building/site layout opportunity. Both the Lion's Park site and the Orono Park site have strong <br /> support as options for housing a future facility,including site access,site surroundings and character,and layout opportunities. However the <br /> greatest detractor for the Lion's Park site is the unstable soil and subsurface water conditions. Due to these known issues and unpredictability <br /> of how soil corrections would perform over time, the risk of investing a large sum of money on a new facility at this site is too great. The <br /> Orono Park site is therefore the location with the most opportunity for a long-term successful building project, with great site access and <br /> surrounding amenities,and would be a step in developing a strong complex of community buildings and park space in this part of the city. <br /> The reloaction of the Dave Anderson fields also becomes a new opportunity to provide an additional asset to the community in new and <br /> improved ball fields, and further development of a strong Youth Athletic Complex. <br /> 38 SITE ANALYSIS <br />