Community Center

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Community Center

• For Chittenden County

By Greg Gullickson and Erin Flynn
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Features and Purpose

• Exercise facility
• Conference Center
• Sports Arena

• Provide a sports complex for Chittenden
  county
• Provide a place for businesses, concerts, social
  gatherings, and large sporting events

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Finding a location

• Within Chittenden County
• Near residential areas
• Easy access to a highway and surrounding major
  roads
• Away from wetlands and endangered species
• A large open area for future development

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Data Layers

• Town boundaries
• Roads
• Lake Champlain
• Surface Water

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Data Layers

• Wetlands in purple
• Conserved lands in red
• Public land in green
• Endangered Species

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Data Layers

• Houses and Buildings in green
• Schools in red
• Colleges in purple

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Results final layout

• All data layers
• Endangered species
• Wetlands
• Houses, schools and colleges
• Roads and boundaries
• Surface water
• Public and conserved land

All data layers with a buffer of 500 feet around
the endangered species and wetlands
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Results

• Upper Main Street (Rt. 15) Essex Junction
• 0.5 mi. from Circumferential highway
• 1.5 mi. from 5 corners
• 5 mi. from Rt. 89
• 7 mi. from UVM
• 40 mi. from Montpelier
• 75 mi. from Rutland

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Conclusions

• This is a suitable area for a functional
  community center to service the county
• There is no immediate environmental conflicts
• It is easily accessible by highways and major
  roads

Recommendations

• We recommend this location for further analysis
  by the contractor.
• Include memberships and family discounts
• Find out neighborhoods response to a new center
• Research the soil structure to confirm a suitable
  building site