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Camp Loreagle scales back plan; seeks craft‑center addition and staff housing, county emphasizes engineered plans and septic approvals
Summary
Camp Loreagle told Benton County it pared a multi‑year plan to a one‑year submission focusing on a craft‑center addition (~1,000 sq ft interior) and a two‑story staff housing building with walkout basement; staff said the craft center is assembly use requiring engineered/stamped plans, state plumbing letters or DEQ approvals and fire life-safety documentation, and noted fire-water/hydrant access questions.
Camp Loreagle representatives told the county they reduced a previously broader capital plan to a single-year submission that focuses on two projects: a craft-center addition (roughly 1,000 sq ft of enclosed interior space and about 1,000 sq ft of covered exterior seating) to support summer programming, and a two-story staff housing building adjacent to the health center to provide sleeping space for nurses and medical volunteers and to expand designated storm-shelter capacity.
The camp said it will not expand camper capacity; operationally the camp runs about 750 campers in summer and fields around 300 seasonal staff. For the craft center, building-safety staff said the use is an assembly occupancy and therefore requires structural-engineered plans, stamped MEPs and a state plumbing letter; DEQ involvement was noted for the camp’s wastewater permit, which remains the camp’s regulating authority for wastewater. Fire staff emphasized the need for a fire and life-safety plan and asked applicants to confirm nearest hydrants: the on-site well cannot support a sprinklered assembly and the camp said it is investigating a holding-tank and pump solution.
911 staff confirmed addressing and requested the applicants use the addresses the county previously issued; planning staff noted setbacks, buffering and that permanent parking may not be required because camp activity is controlled and shuttled. County staff said they will provide a checklist and that inspections and stamped sign-offs will be needed prior to occupancy/use for public events.
