RRS Webinar: Town of Cornelius Unique Facilities...JV Washam Elementary School Shared Facilities In...
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RRS Webinar: Town of Cornelius Unique Facilities
(and the partnerships that helped make them possible)
October 7, 2015
Cornelius Community Garden
• Neighborhood community coalition • Area churches • Local civic groups
Town grant fund that provides up to $10,000 in “seed” money to develop community gardens throughout the community.
Phase I Community Workday - April 13, 2013 Almost 100 volunteers!
Phase II Community Workday - April 21, 2015 Cornelius Community Garden Grant
Robbins Park • Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists • PARTF Grant • North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission • Charlotte Disc Golf Club • Davidson College Herpetology Department • Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
Robbins Park: $1.1 million ($300,000 PARTF Grant )
Robbins Park: Davidson College
Herpetology Department Turtle Relocation Project
Robbins Park: Butterfly garden installed
by Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists
Donation value: $2,000 for plants and labor
Robbins Park: North Carolina Wildlife
Resources donated fishing piers and stocked two ponds
Donation value:
$60,000 for fish, piers, abutments, signs and pond management
Robbins Park: Charlotte Disc Golf Club
constructed an 18-hole disc golf course
Donation value: $10,000 construction labor
and materials
Robbins Park: Gaga (Dodgeball) Pit
Construction cost: $30,000
PARC hosted a Gaga Tournament in August 2015
McDowell Creek Greenway: Connector to Alexander Chase Neighborhood
Construction cost: $30,000
Robbins Park: Tree/Nature-Themed
Playground
Construction cost: $225,000
Robbins Park: Public Art Exhibition,
Beyond Walls
Cost: $14,000
Bailey Road Park: Two synthetic turf
multipurpose fields
Cost: $1.1 million
Carolina Rapids Soccer Club will contribute a total of $859,000 towards the $1.1 million project
Bailey Road Park: Two synthetic turf
multipurpose fields
Bailey Road Park & Bailey Road Recreation Center: Partnering with
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Bailey Middle School
Shared Facilities In the park: • Baseball and
softball fields • Soccer fields • Football field • Track In the school: • Gym • Orchestra room • Band room • Dance room • Drama room • Chorus room • Art room • Cafeteria
Town investment with CMS: $200,000
Bailey Road Park
JV Washam Recreation Center: Partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
JV Washam Elementary
School
Shared Facilities In the park: • Multipurpose
field In the school: • Gym • Art room • Cafeteria
Town investment with CMS: $500,000
Multi-purpose field
JV Washam Recreation Center: Partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Traditional elementary school-sized gymnasium
Full-sized gymnatorium with stage and bleachers
JV Washam Recreation Center: Partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Shared Facilities In the park: • Multipurpose
field In the school: • Gym • Art room • Cafeteria
Proposed Cornelius Elementary School Neighborhood Park: Partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Cornelius Elementary
School
New park site
Proposed Cornelius Elementary School Neighborhood Park: Partnering with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Cornelius Elementary
School
Town investment with CMS: $1.25 million
Cornelius Arts Center: Classrooms, ceramics studio and gallery
6,700 square feet Lease: $48,000/year
Proposed NEW Cornelius Arts Center: Partially funded by bonds approved
by voters in 2013