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Ballard*King Report

Community Recreation Center and Aquatic Center Feasibility Study

from the Board of Commissioners introduction to the report:

"The attached document is a Feasibility Study for the development of a community recreation and aquatic center.

The Comprehensive Plan for Upper St. Clair notes the lack of a community center. This need was also identified by the citizens who participated in the development of the Master Plan for Boyce Mayview Park.

Two years ago the Board of Commissioners initiated a project to respond to these needs. After reviewing the Comprehensive Plan and citizen surveys, the Commissioners undertook to determine how similar communities satisfy the need for a community center. Many communities similar to ours meet this need with a community center that provides meeting spaces, health & wellness programs, and fitness equipment, as well as aquatic and indoor sports facilities.

To gain a greater understanding of the community center concept, the Board of Commissioners: (1) Engaged Ballard*King and Associates to provide professional advice; and (2) Invited citizens who represent different constituent groups in Upper St. Clair to form the Community Recreation Center Ad Hoc Advisory Group.

The community center concept developed by Ballard*King attempts to balance recreational needs with the need for a community center to cover many of its costs through user fees."