Harrigan Centennial Hall & Crescent Harbor Parking Upgrades
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11/29/11
11/15/11
The Feasibility Committee will meet on November 17, 2011 at 6:00 PM at Centennial Hall to evaluate and discuss the revised Centennial Hall site plan C7 provided by the project consultant. The plan will incorporate the comments from the recent committee and public meetings. The public may attend to observe the meeting.
10/27/11
Click here to view the Drawings Illustrating the C-7 plan presented at the October 26th meeting.
10/25/11
The City and Borough of Sitka has grant funding to upgrade Centennial Hall including the parking lot. An overall master planning process for the entire area surrounding Centennial Hall including the grounds and adjacent Library is in process. A Needs List has been prepared, reviewed by the public, and adopted by the Assembly. A public meeting will be held at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 with two options to attend; Noon to 1:30pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The community is encouraged to attend the next public meeting to discuss the recommendations developed by the Centennial Feasibility Committee, and review all new and old concepts generated to date. The Centennial Feasibility Committee met in September and again Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 pm at Centennial Hall to evaluate additional concepts generated and the public comments received. The Community is welcome to attend and observe the Feasibility Committee meeting in preparation for the public meeting on October 26th.
9/29/11
Click here to view the Community Comments on the September 19th Public Meeting.
9/27/11
The following is a timeline of past and future planned meetings:
- March 30th & 31st – First Public Meeting to discuss needs and approve process and User Group list.
- April & June – User Group interviews to identify “needs list”.
- July 13th and 14th – Draft “needs list” presented to the Public (two meetings each day).
- July 26th – Assembly approved final “needs lists”.
- September 7th – First concepts presented to the Centennial Hall Feasibility Committee.
- September 8th – First concepts presented to the Library Feasibility Committee.
- September 13th – Assembly Update Report
- September 15th – Improved concepts presented to the Centennial Hall Feasibility Committee.
- September 19th – Public Meeting (site analysis options)
Click here to view the Community Comments on this meeting
- October 20th – Present refined site layout concepts to Feasibility Committee
- The week of October 24th – Public meetings to review and comment on refined site layout concepts
November – Assembly review of concepts (possible approval if ready) or if required continued development of concepts through public meetings to build consensus.
9/19/11
Here are (3) three drawing Design Options that were discussed at the September 15th Feasibility Committee Meeting. Click the following options to view.
9/14/11
Public Meeting - Centennial Hall & The Crescent Harbor Parking Lot Recommendations
The City and Borough of Sitka has grant funding to upgrade Centennial Hall including the parking lot. A Needs List has been prepared, reviewed by the public and adopted by the Assembly. The Feasibility Committee will meet on September 15th at 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Centennial Hall to evaluate the concepts provided by the project consultant. The public may attend to observe the meetings.
All users of the Centennial Hall and the Crescent Harbor Parking Lot are encouraged to attend a public meeting to discuss the recommendations developed by the feasibility committee. The public meeting will be held at Centennial Hall on Monday, September 19th at 12:00 to 1:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. For any questions please contact the Public Works Department at 747-1804.
Click here to view the Feasibility Committee Meeting Presentation
8/3/11
The Public Works Staff and MRV Consultants held a series of public meetings at 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 July 13 and July 14 to present the “Needs List” and recommended “Work Items”. The current funding from the State grants total $6 million dollars with $4 million allocated to the Centennial Hall and 2 million allocated to the Crescent Harbor parking lot. The majority of the needs identified by the public and Centennial Hall and parking lot users are within the current funding. Those items that will not move forward due the costs exceeding the available funding are a second floor on the Centennial Hall and a multi story parking garage within the parking lot.
The improvements that will move forward are noted in detail in the report (click here to view the report) and are in four general categories. The first is expanding the building to the front, sides or rear. However the expansion will not degrade the view outside from the stage. The second area is upgrading the heating and cooling system, new lighting, windows, communication and other interior upgrades. The third area is the parking lot which needs to be reconfigured for both the Crescent Harbor and Centennial Hall users. The traffic circulation with attention to the tourism buses will be address to facilitate both summer and winter use. The final area to be addressed is the Museum. The Museum may stay in Centennial Hall however it may also be paired with the new Library or a new Visitor Center.
The next step in the project is to appoint a Feasibility Committee (similar to the Library Feasibility Committee) and begin the development of conceptual designs and costs. The Feasibility Committee will evaluate the conceptual designs and recommend selected options. During this process the options will be developed and presented to the public in September through October for the public's comments and approval. The recommended options will then be presented to the Assembly for approval in November.
Click here to view the Report - Potential Work Items last updated August 3, 2011.