Community Center Building Committee Survey Due On December 6 At Noon

Press release from the Town of Dover:

December 2, 2020

The Community Center Building Committee would like your input, especially if you weren’t able to attend their public forum on Tuesday December 1st. Please complete the attached survey and let them know which space option and budget you favor for the Dover Community Center. For more information to help inform your choice see below for links to a recording of the Public Forum and the presentation. Please complete the survey by Sunday December 6th at 12 noon. Thank you!

SURVEY, (copy and paste this link into your browser if it doesn’t automatically open)

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gjOeBNyMe0eTF5UbBGiWaJ5tm_4hghxIrWUBo8k4N5VUNlRMTjIwRkVYSVk4NjdOQ1lGRUo1S0lNSi4u

Here are the three options they are asking us to choose from:

• 13,000 sq ft at a projected total cost of $10m
• 15,000 sq ft at a projected total cost of $11.5m
• 18,000 sq ft at a total cost of $13m.

More information on each option is in the presentation and in the recording of the public meeting, but this image below provides a summary of what each option gives the Community Center. Each space is multi-functional. Also provided is the square footage, budget and estimated tax impact per household, for each option.

The Committee has recommended Option #3, because:

Listened: Meets the desired activities of Dover as learned through public outreach and staff interviews

Flexibility: Allows for more than one Activity in the same space at the same time due to divisible large spaces

Multi-generational: Supports for the greatest range of Recreational, Social Activities & Public Meetings

BUT they want your input before making the final decision.

For more information here is the recording of the Public Forum.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jUYEwFP1cw

And here is the presentation from the Public Forum. If you have any comments or questions, they would love to hear from you, and you can email them at carylfeedback@doverma.org. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, your input is very much appreciated! Please complete the survey by Noon on Sunday December 6th.

This press release was produced by the Town of Dover. The views expressed are the author's own.