Plaistow Pavilion at

PARC

Overview for 2012 Town Meeting

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Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150,000 for the engineering, materials and construction of a Pavilion at the Old County Road Recreation (PARC) Facility?(Recommended by the Board of Selectmen (5-0-0) and Budget Committee (8-2-0); and this funding is in the Capital Improvement Program as approved by the Planning Board.)[Intent: This project involves the construction of a Pavilion to meet the critical need for shelter for the Town’s summer recreation program being held at this site and will save the Town approximately $5,000 currently being spent annually on tent rentals. This Pavilion will also allow for the year-round use of a variety of events and functions such as Old Home Day, youth sport programs, concerts, and any other Town sponsored events. The total cost of $150,000 will include the engineering, materials and construction phases of the new Pavilion.] 

Article P-12-14: PAVILION AT THE OLD COUNTY ROAD RECREATION (PARC) FACILITY

WHY A PAVILION?ADDITIONAL USE FOR PARC: Multi-Seasonal Use Potential Community Theater Car Show Music Festivals Broader Community Uses

IMPROVEMENTS and BENEFITS: Permanent Safe Shelter Protection from Sun and Rain Expansion of Existing Programs Revenue Generating Potential

Community Theater

Car Shows

Music Festivals

WHY A PAVILION? Permanent Safe Shelter

Adequate safe shelter is a must for the Summer Recreation Program. In the past tents have been rented but have limitations. The tent rental costs have been $10,000 just for the past two years. Having a Pavilion would not only eliminate the need for tents but protect the Town’s budget against potential future increases in tent rental fees

A permanent Pavilion would allow for expansion of programs, well beyond just Summer Recreation and sports, that can be offered to residents resulting in a richer and more diverse community experience

Existing popular programs, such as Old Home Day, concerts, sports and holiday events, could be expanded and new low-cost/no-cost programs added without worry about inclement weather

WHY A PAVILION? Community Uses

Having a Pavilion allows for more and higher uses of the Town’s beautiful new PARC facilities

A Pavilion will expand the use of the PARC facility beyond just the 3-4 months of summer weather

Expanding the uses to involve more community programs like sports, scouts, and veterans makes the PARC facility meet the goal of being a year-round, family-friendly facility

Expanding community uses adds to the overall quality of life experience that make the Town of Plaistow a special place to live

WHY A PAVILION? Expanded Events and Programming

A permanent Pavilion would allow the Town and other Community Organizations a place to bring in new types of low-cost/no-cost programs and expand current programs

The Town could explore uses that would generate revenue to defer future programming costs and/or tax payer expenses

Expanded and varied events and programs, with revenue-generating potential increases the appeal of living in the Plaistow Community

A permanent Pavilion at PARC is a capital INVESTMENT in Plaistow’s future

Sports

Music

Family

WHY A PAVILION? Protection from Sun/Rain

Weather will be less of a factor to planning and scheduling events = MORE and BETTER EVENTS!!!!

The popular Summer Recreation program needs to have an adequate way of protecting kids from the hot summer sun and provide shelter from rain

Families with elderly and small children will have a place to keep them out of the sun when attending Town and other activities, which may increase attendance at all events

PARC PAVILION:Proposed Location

PARCProposed Pavilion Location

Pavilion

PAVILLION Proposed Location (Side View)

Pavil

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Pavilion Location Concession Stand

COST ESTIMATES & SPECIFICATIONS:

Structure Size 40’ x 60’ (2400 sq ft) Concrete pad/footings - $41,000; Site Work - $15,000 includes

drainage under pad; Electrical - $14,000; Materials - $45,000; Construction Labor - $35,000 TOTAL ESTIMATE: $150,000 *Contingency 8-10% included in

estimates

FAQ: Stick-Built versus Kits

Cost estimate information compiled by Building Inspector  & Trades Professionals Actual costs would be available

when bids are submitted Preferred construction style is

Wooden Truss, Metal Hip Roof Why: Better Snow Load design

Staff compared stick-built pricing v. complete Pavilion kits Kits ended up being the same or

more expensive than self-contracting

TENTS: Seasonal limitations Fair weather dependent Purchase price of ONE 40’ X 60’ frame tent is

$25,000 plus…› Professionals would have to be hired to install/take

down for each use increasing the cost of owning tents

› Storage of a tent needs to be environmentally controlled adding more costs to owning tents

Cost prohibitive for long term use› $5,000 for JUST 6 week rental (Summer Rec.

Program)

SUMMARY: The PARC facility was conceived and built

to offer Plaistow residents more recreational opportunities in a safe, clean family-friendly, environment

A Pavilion offers the opportunity for the Town to explore more varied events and programs, focusing on low-cost/no-cost programming

Without adequate shelter most activities are at the mercy of the weather

SUMMARY: (cont’d) Having a permanent structure

would allow the Town to explore revenue- generating, low-cost/no-cost events and programs for the PARC campus

While tents have provided a reasonably functional option for some activities and events in the past, they limit what activities can be held and are not a cost-effective or functional option for the long term

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing” -George Bernard Shaw

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