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Greenbelt staff to update 1994 Community Center plan as use outpaces original vision; armory deed transfer pursued
Summary
Recreation staff proposed updating the Community Center business plan to reflect increased program demand and space conflicts; staff said they will bring a feasibility-study contract on the armory deed transfer to council and raised concerns about vandalism and capacity constraints.
City recreation staff told the Greenbelt City Council they intend to modernize the Community Center business plan and revise facility-use policies to keep pace with expanded programming, growing recognition groups and shifting space demand.
Greg Varda summarized the history: the existing guiding document dates to 1994 and grew out of a task force formed in 1989. "We went from about 20 recognition groups at that time to over 50 now," Varda said, noting increased pages in the activity guide and greater demand for rooms such as the gym and dance studios.
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