Construction of a community/neighborhood building and partnership with not-for-profit organizations to run community-centered programs as tenants or to staff with City staff if needed.
Operational costs will be paid by the tenants. The Library and Police Department can have a presence there to create partnerships and outreach with the community.
Community Center Building (see attached documents): A two-story building with shell space and core elements (~23,500 sq.ft.)
Estimated cost range: $4,000,000 to $4,465,000
Approx. $170 to $191 per square foot
City will explore and identify potential partnership and collaboration with the City of Madison through the Arbor Hills/Leopold Neighborhood Resource Team (NRT), grants available form
Dane county CDBG grants.
As shown in the map, there is a portion of the land proposed for this phase that is not currently owned by the City. That land encompasses approximately 0.7 acres. There are three identified
options related to that piece of land:
1.City purchase (included in this project)
2.Donation to the City, via parkland dedication
3.Redesign of the Hub concept to ensure that all Hub development takes place on current City land holdings.
2022-2031 CIP Update: Delayed project from 2022 to 2024/25. Funding source changed from borrowing to paid by park fees collected from new developments, if available.
2022-2031 CIP Council Amendment: Accelerate project from 2024/25 to 2023/24, funded by borrowing. If park fees and grants are available, they will be applied, but the project is not
contingent on alternate funding sources.
2023-2032 CIP Update: Delay from 2023/24 to 2024/25 as a result of delays in Phase 1.
2024-2033 CIP Update: Delay from 2024/25 to 2029/30 as a result of delays in Phase 1. Increased construction cost from $4.5 million to $5 million to reflect recent construction price increases.
Add replacement fund for future building systems replacements starting in 2032 (after one year warranty period) at 0.5% of the building cost. As of January 23, 2024, this project is included in the City of Fitchburg's FY 2024 2033 CIP and funding is allotted for construction in 2030. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.
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