A planned $30 million community recreation center received two key endorsements this month. The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously agreed to issue a positive referral on use of land at Fort Trumbull for the planned facility. The City Council already has approved the bonding for the estimated cost of the facility, which is still early in the planning stages. The city is putting together criteria in anticipation of hiring an owner’s representative and a project manager for the project. The early plan developed by consulting firm Brailsford and Dunlavey calls for a 62,000-square foot facility to house gymnasiums, a six-lane indoor pool and space enough to house the city’s Recreation Department and its various programs. The estimated $2.1 million in annual operational costs would be funded through memberships and rental income. Rates would be offered on a sliding scale to accommodate lower-income families.
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