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Parks director seeks design RFP and grant application for six new cabins at Camp Wilkerson
Summary
Parks Director Melissa Enright asked the board to allow an RFP for design work and to authorize applying for an Oregon Parks and Recreation local government grant for a proposed six-cabin expansion at Camp Wilkerson; commissioners asked for more engineering and permitting detail and the formal application was deferred until further vetting.
Melissa Enright, director of Parks and Recreation, told the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 that she seeks authorization to issue an RFP for design and permitting and to apply for an Oregon Parks and Recreation Department local government grant to fund a proposed expansion at Camp Wilkerson.
Enright described a first phase of six new cabins, two of them ADA-accessible, with larger sleeping configurations than the existing cabins. She estimated the project could cost around $500,000 (a preliminary estimate), and said she would request grant funding in April to cover roughly half the project cost if the grant application is successful. Enright said current cabin revenue is about $22,000 annually and she estimated expanded cabins could generate roughly $100,000 a year, noting she would verify nightly rates against state park pricing.
She said survey work and preliminary siting have been completed, including locating utilities, and that preliminary designs and elevations are available. Enright asked the board to authorize general services to apply for the state grant and to allow the county to issue an RFP to complete design and permitting.
Commissioners and staff raised questions about whether additional conditional-use or land-development review would be required, what final engineering remains, sewer capacity and permit timing, and whether planning or grant funds might be available from other sources. Facilities and procurement roles were flagged as follow-up items.
A commissioner moved to authorize general services to apply for the grant; the motion was made, seconded and then withdrawn pending more detailed engineering and permitting information. The board asked Enright to return with a fully vetted application package closer to the April grant deadline.
Ending: The board gave direction to continue vetting the project and to return with final engineering and a grant application when the package is complete; no authorization to submit the grant was approved on Feb. 12.
