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Tumwater reviews three community‑center options; consultants present three program sizes and preliminary budgets
Summary
Consultants and city staff presented three program options and three candidate sites for a Tumwater community center — WSDOT site, airport site and brewery property — and gave rough order‑of‑magnitude budgets. Preliminary construction and soft‑cost estimates range from about $24 million to $66 million; site development and land costs were not yet
Tumwater — City consultants presented three program options, three candidate sites and preliminary budgets for a proposed Tumwater community center at the Jan. 28 City Council meeting.
Chuck Denny, representing city staff, and a design team from Barker Rinker Seacat (BRS) and Ballard King and Associates reviewed project history, community survey results and three program scales — “small,” “medium” and “large” — that reflect differing facility sizes and amenities.
The council was shown conceptual site layouts for: (1) the Port of Olympia/airport site at 1270 Fifth Avenue SW; (2) a 22.2‑acre brewery property that includes existing industrial buildings; and (3) a state‑owned WSDOT parcel on Capitol Boulevard (about 9.9 acres). Consultants said the WSDOT site ranked highest on their evaluation, followed by the airport site and then the brewery site.
The design team described what each program would include. Large‑program features included a large field house (multi‑court), a…
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