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~ ~_noo~s has Long had a commF--m, en: to au~l~, ,~,,, ch~idhc, od se:Mces, and has
<br /> Long envisioned auuamg a ze~anent nome fcr mesa s~cas. [n !992 a oona s~ was
<br /> ~o bund a new e~¢men:arx, school and a new high schcoL Th~ new eiemen:a~g school combined
<br /> collations ~om ~'o sm~Ier schoois fn the '; -~ + · ,.
<br /> ' - a,s~,,c~. ~ a testat of mm project. Co~Oj! elemenzacj
<br /> was vacated and :he school ~c: hired an archi:ecmr~ fi~ :o examine ~ol~'s ~e~ness as an
<br /> early chi!dhocd center. Coi~2I was built in 1937 and was considered :o be a s~cmr~Iy sound
<br /> bu~ding. After de:a~ed study, :he ~smc: decided ~ha~ with remodeling and an ad~aon, the
<br /> building wc~d m~e a suitable home for Head Start and the dgtfic: ea~iv childhood programs.
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<br /> Ye: :he schcol dg~c: and Head S~a~ ~:" , ....
<br /> :e~: that the se~ces in the ouuang codd be more
<br /> comprehensive. So. begnning in the sp~ng of i993 and continuing throughout i994.
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<br /> ~:c~ss~c,.s were ,,e.c with a va~e=~ of ¢,
<br /> - ea,u ch~dhco~fam~v serdces ~ '~ ~ ; :, '. .
<br /> ~rO~Oe,s '~
<br /> a,,d, am~y Resource Center. Red Win~ Technic~ ~ '
<br /> ~ ...... · ....... :~ Professionm Nanny and Ch~d C~re
<br /> .~g~, nee N,ng ;ecnmc~ Co~ege A~in~on. Red Wing P~va:e Indus,, Counc~. me
<br /> ~i[v of Red Wing, ~ed Wing Housing and Redeveio~men: Autho~. Red Wtnq Tmnsi~on~
<br /> Hcusm~ Co~mon, ~awa:ha V~ley Ad~ Basic Education. Gocdhue Coun~ S~ci~ Se~ices, The
<br /> Leamin~ Circle Chgd C~e Center. Public He,th 5e~ices of Gcodhue and Wabasha
<br /> and Three Rivers Communi~ Ac~cn. ~nc. Reoresen~ves cf these ~ ~; ~
<br /> .. , , . ~e,,c.e~ were ~ked :o '
<br /> the schcoi =~st~c: de:e~ine wzicn cu~en: communi~, ~* ~ ......
<br /> n~_~ the uc~w~ Fam~y Center sacred
<br /> fccus on. as well as which cu~en: needs co~d be more apprcp~a:e[y se~ed in another
<br /> A: :he conclusion of these mee~n~s, cons~c~on documents were ~ ~;
<br /> ~cm~,e:e~ whfch set :he
<br /> for :he remcde!ing of ~he Coi~ Eiemen~aEv School -
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<br /> ~;rcugh :hese mee~ngs it became apparen: :ha: wh~e the Col,d~ Family Center co~d provide a
<br /> ~de va~e~: of se~ces. ~h~ center needed ad~cn~ resources :o meet ~ :he e~n~ ~
<br /> . ,,ee~s.
<br /> Mence. :he "Cci~ Redeve!o:men: P,o~ec, was ceveto~ec. In addison :o :he fam~v cen:~r.
<br /> redeveiccmen: =roiect inciudes The Women's Center and n ~' ~ '
<br /> ..... a.e.~,.cc,,,coc park"plavcround.
<br /> The Red W:.ng Housing and Redeve!ooment Au:hc.~.~ ~cn~ 'Mth :h~ =~d Wing ~-~ :~ ~-:
<br /> Housin~ Cc~12on documented :ha: :he c:~, was [n d~sperz:e n~ed of a wom~n's sn~.te, and more
<br /> ~nsi~on~ ~ousinq. [n addition. :hey ' "' ' :ha: : ~ '
<br /> ~ ~.,_ ve~ many women aha children n
<br /> ~a~E,-on~ acuszn~ and eme.gencv she!~er co~d cenefi~ fr~ ,~ ...... ~ ~-~ .....
<br /> ry, ,~ ~ ~ u~p ~..a[ ~ cen~er ,or wcmen ant cnucren neecmg temporal, shel~er
<br /> cr housing wcmc oe cons~ccted adjacen~ ~o ~he cen[er on :and owned by the schcoi c~mc:.
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<br /> To suppo= the, etgnbornood and the famdy center a park"pJayground was needed. %nrcuch
<br /> meedn~s ~th ~he ci~, il was decided ~ha[ the ci~ of Red Wing woMd agree co purchase
<br /> !~nd acjacen: :o the famdv cen~r for deve!csmen: of a pIayground. %ne oiav~rcund wcMd he
<br /> cesi~.ed arcund ~he ~.ee~ of :he ,,e.ghcor.,ood and ~he famdv cen[er. The ci~ ~so a~reed :o
<br /> ,,na,.ce the ~ ~, ~ ' '
<br /> c~ns~.~c~on ant maintenance of :he :iay~rcund. ~is ~om~enen: was a =~us :or
<br />:he ,.e.~hccrnccc. as [hey were one of :he few '~ ....... '
<br /> . - ne~noornoc~ ~acmng ~ ci~. park. an~ :he :amev
<br />center, as f: ~!owed Red Wing Schcois :o fcc~ on financin~ :he center ,~ ~, ~'
<br />need of bu~d!ng a separate piayground for :he famgy center. ~cn .... c=cn. '~:hcu:
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<br />After the fni~ redeve[ooment ~ i ~, ·
<br /> . ~ro, e_, was deve!ocec, the involved a~encles :~' it
<br /> ' · ~,~ was
<br />to s~onscr a numeer of mee~ngs for inheres:ed communing members,,'~rcuDs to review :he ~an.
<br /> ... ,.o,e~ oc~..ec a~ :,,e ,cdowtng meenn~s: a ColeJl n~i~h~crhood mee~n~: Ctq~ cf
<br />Red Wing Piannin~ Commission. R ~ ' ' '
<br /> .e~ ,Nm~ C~ Co~nciI. ~aren:s or cniidren enro[ied in Red
<br />Wtn~ Public $choo[s.,Head Sta~ pro,rams: R~d'Wtn~ Co~i2on fcr Transidon~ Housing Bcard:
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