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Anoka Union <br /> <br />1998 ECM Publishers, Inc. Phone: 612,421,444.4~ ' !:, '- -/- '. ". · Fax: 612.421.4315 .: : ·. :.' <br /> <br />Tri,Community Center <br />reduces to two, cities <br /> <br />by Tad Johnson <br />Union editor <br /> <br /> The Tri-C0mmunity Center <br />project will likely have to ckeam <br />up a new name, after Anoka City <br />Council agreed Monday to ehd <br />its commitment to the project. ' <br /> Four of Anoka's councilmem- <br />bets said at the meeting they <br />were not in favor of contribut.i..ng <br />tO .the second phase of the pro- <br />ject's feasibility study. <br /> The first phase of the study, <br />which was completed in January, <br />cost $16,000, plus $2,400 in esti- <br />mated reimbursable expenses. <br />The cities ofAnoka, Andover and <br />Ramsey, alonglwith the Anoka- <br />Hennepin School District, shared <br /> <br />in the Phase I cost. <br /> "I don't think we should <br />spend another penny on a com- <br />munity center project," said <br />Councihnember John Weaver. <br /> Cot~ncilmembers Brian Wesp, <br />John Mann and Mark Freeburg <br />agreed with Weaver that addi- <br />tional funds should not be spent <br />on the feasibility study. <br /> How.this affects the future of <br />the feasibility study and the pro- <br />ject remains to be seen. <br /> A&d_over City Council had <br />indicated it would move forward <br />prtvided the other communiti'--~s <br />stayed with the project, accord- <br />ing-T~Andover City Manager <br />See Center/Page 3 <br /> <br />Center/Feasibility. stud <br /> <br />Continued from Page 1 <br /> <br />Richard Fursman. <br /> Fursman said Wednesday morn-. <br />mg the council will consider the <br />issue at a future meeting. <br /> Ramsey City Council- <br />has not determined if it <br />will mov,e forward with <br />the feasibility study. The <br />Anoka-Hennepin School <br />Board will review the <br />issue after the cities <br />decide their partisipati0n, <br />according to Tom <br />Durand, director of <br />administrative services. <br /> <br />The facility's <br />estimated con- <br />struction cost <br />was $12.77 mil- <br />lion, according <br />to Ken Ballard <br />of Ballard King <br />Associates. · <br /> <br /> The school district has main- gymnasium, walking/jogging track, <br />tained it would not be able to pro- weight room, aerobics/dance room, <br />vide c. apital funding for the project, . classrooms and multipurpose <br /> <br />Ymay continue <br /> <br />but it is interested in leasing space <br />and being a primary program and <br />service providen <br />Ballard King Associates pre- <br />sented'as part of Phase ! of the fea- <br />Sibility study that the <br />facility would be an esti: <br />mated 75,000 to 80,000 <br />square feet. <br /> The facility's-estimat- <br /> ed construction cost was <br /> $12.77 million, according <br /> to Ken Ballard of BalIard <br /> King Associates. <br /> The facility would <br />include, among other <br />items, an indoor aquatics area, <br /> <br />room. ~ <br /> 'Wesp said Anoka has taken'~ <br />many positive steps to provide ftr <br />recreation facilities. <br /> -"I think we are doing a good.-~' <br />job," he said~ "I'm not in favor of <br />.spending any more money on a <br />community center (concept)." <br /> ' The first phase of the study pret-., <br />ty much.proved the project car~..r <br />function without Anoka, said <br />Anoka City Manager Mark Nagel. '., <br /> Ballard King reported in thel,. <br />feasibility study the project is,-: <br />viable if only two entities (Ramsey,..: <br />and Andover) participate, but the*.. <br />success of the project can be sub-'.~ <br />stantially enhanced with the active5 <br />involvement of all four. <br /> <br /> <br />