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Commission directs staff to pursue mixed approach for nonprofits’ facility needs
Summary
After staff presented seven options to address needs of the senior center, Awakened Outreach, Kiwanis and the North Port Arts Center, the commission gave consensuses to: (1) work with Awaken to rehab the existing community education center and keep Awaken at the site; (2) move senior center programming to the Mullins Center and explore city/staff management; and (3) work with the Arts Center and Kiwanis on land/lease options.
City staff presented a menu of options to address facility and space needs for local nonprofits and the senior center, ranging from full replacement of the community services facility to phased modular or shared‑use approaches.
Public Works Director Chuck Speak summarized seven staff options that included: full demolition and new construction of a 10,000‑square‑foot facility (estimated $6,880,000); leasing or purchasing temporary modular facilities while rebuilding ($892,601 first‑year lease estimate or $1,400,000 purchase estimate); a hybrid purchase+new construction ($8.1–8.3M); relocating the senior center to the George Mullins Activity Center and using a modest modular for administration (estimated 5‑year lease $627,000 or purchase $642,000); rehabilitation of the…
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