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3—15 Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan CHAPTER 3 - Parks and Recreation Inventory/Assessment/ Recreation Facility Proposed Cedar Grove Community Center - 5800 NC 86N, Cedar Grove (Former Cedar Grove School) In 2013 the Northern Human Services Center -Community Center Work Group, consistfng of citfzens who vol- unteered, were charged by the County Commissioners to work with staff and consultfng architects to provide recommendatfons on renovatfon and reuse of the former center that would best serve the residents of Orange County. The Board asked that the recommendatfons include, but not be limited to:  Recognitfon of the rich cultural and historical significance of the former Cedar Grove School;  The content of past public input for the facility, and public comment during the Work Group’s duratfon;  The previous Board of County Commissioner decisions regarding the deconstructfon of the classroom wings and the adaptfve re-use renovatfon to yield an estfmated 10,000 square foot community center facility on the site within a Capital Investment Plan project budget of $2,250,000;  Physical and operatfonal limitatfons to the site and the property, to include but not be limited to sanitary sewer constraints that govern the intensity of use for the facility in a manner consistent with a community center use. Planning is underway and constructfon is expected to begin in 2014 with the center opening in 2015. 3 Proposed Floor Plan Size: Existfng School: 32,000 sq. ft.* Proposed Community Center: approx. 10,000 sq. ft. * It Includes: Multf-Purpose Room/ Small Gym: 3,364 sq. ft. Meetfng Rooms: 4,724 sq. ft. Kitchen: 371 sq. ft. Offices: 392 sq. ft. *Approx. 22,000 sq. ft. of existfng facility is planned to be minimally renovated to preserve the facility for future use/renovatfon. 45