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Design team narrows Carver Gym renovation options; seating, parking and code drive costs
Summary
Designers presented 65% schematic drawings for Carver Gym showing seating reductions, restroom reconfiguration and competing parking scenarios; commissioners and engineers debated occupancy, parking counts, and cost trade-offs for a project currently estimated around $3.6 million construction (about $4.4M total).
Designers and engineers updated the Recreation Committee on April 7, 2025, about a renovation scheme for Carver Gym, focusing discussion on seating capacity, required parking and how building code and occupancy calculations affect project cost and layout.
Architectural staff reported existing bleacher seating converts to an estimated capacity of about 1,124 people when calculated at 18 inches of linear seating, and that by removing a couple of rows the design reduces that figure to roughly 936. Project engineer Matthew Inman said parking estimates tied to seating produce widely varying requirements depending on the method used: a linear-foot/seat…
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