Springwood Community and Cultural Facilities

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Springwood Community and Cultural Facilities

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Council is seeking your opinion on different opportunities available to upgrade community and cultural facilities in Springwood, and ways to fund this work.

A review of the community and cultural facilities in Springwood was completed in April 2010. This review has assessed the existing community and cultural facilities in Springwood and examined the feasibility and requirements to upgrade these, which have long been identified as needing significant improvement.

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Do the existing community and cultural facilities in Springwood meet your needs as a user?

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Springwood's community and cultural facilities are all heavily used but reflect last century's standards - the Civic Centre 1966, the Library 1975. They do not meet current standards for space, comfort, public access, sustainable energy or water use. Upgraded or new facilities that meet future needs are required, whether that be through re-building existing or other nearby sites. This is the challenge now facing Council and the community.

by bmccadmin 29 Apr 2010, 9:00am | 1061 views

Would you prefer to see existing community and cultural facilities upgraded or new facilities constructed?

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To provide the community with an idea of what might be possible in terms of community and cultural facilities improvement in Springwood, Ecodesign Architects have developed two options for upgrade. Fundamentally, option A involves upgrade of existing facilities on the Civic Centre/Library site while option B proposes the construction of new facilities on the Council owned carpark south of the Town Square. Alternatively, a combination of both options may be considered as a plausible way forward.

by bmccadmin 29 Apr 2010, 9:14am | 1175 views

A range of funding options for improving community facilities will need to be explored. How do you feel about the various funding options discussed in the community information brochure?

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In order to proceed with any type of upgrade to the facilities, Council will need to establish how such a project could be funded, and even if it can be funded at all. In doing this the Council will need to investigate in detail, options such as loans and major grants, income generating activities, trust funds and donations, cooperative development projects including possible return on assets, or a combination of the above. Different approaches will need to be considered in order to find a 'best fit' between the costs of upgrading facilities and the funding capacity of the Council. Staging of any development may be possible.

by bmccadmin 29 Apr 2010, 9:33am | 1034 views

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