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Specialized Needs Recreation seeks a permanent, shared-use facility on 15th Street
Summary
Specialized Needs Recreation (SNR) told the Parks & Recreation Commission it needs a purpose-built, 20,000-square-foot shared facility to replace its 2,000-square-foot center, and leaders asked the city to support fundraising and a memorandum of understanding for the Cherry Hill (15th Street) site.
Lindsay Patterson, representative of Specialized Needs Recreation, told the Coeur d'Alene Parks and Recreation Commission on Dec. 15 that the nonprofit has outgrown its 2,000-square-foot center and recorded 5,897 participant visits last year.
"You belong. You matter. You are strong," Patterson said as she described programs that serve children and adults with disabilities and called a permanent facility essential to improve safety, accessibility and program capacity.
Chris Shelton, a member of SNR’s building committee, estimated the organization needs roughly 20,000 square feet, including indoor courts, program rooms, a large kitchen and a sensory room.…
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