July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Quotes next step for FR boosters
FORT RECOVERY — The money is the key.
Members of the Fort Recovery Athletic Boosters have an idea of how they would like their new activities center to look.
Now they just have to nail down how much it will cost to build.
At Wednesday’s meeting board members said they are in the process of gathering quotes for the proposed building, which the boosters agreed to build in conjunction with the $3.4-million high school renovation project approved by voters in November and begun in May.
They said they’d like to have numbers in hand as soon as possible, discuss them at their next meeting (Aug. 8) and choose a contractor no later than September.
“I’m hoping by the next meeting we’ll have some (quotes),” said boosters vice president Ken Schoen.
“Once we find out, we need to get moving,” added treasurer Joe Faller as the group discussed members of the community who might get involved in fund-raising efforts. “Once we get numbers, at least we can give them something to work with.”
The group estimated the facility could cost as much as $500,000. The boosters currently have about $56,000 in their project fund.
Plans for the new facility, to be located where the 1935 section of the high school now stands, include a weight-lifting area, half basketball court/multi-purpose area, batting cages for baseball and softball, a classroom, storage space and restrooms.
The boosters are considering 80-foot by 150-foot or 113-foot by 122-foot floor plans, and the new facility would likely be connected to the high school by a breezeway.
The school will lose its current weight room when the 1935 section (southwest corner) is demolished in June as part of the renovation project. Equipment will be moved to the bus garage, located on the south side of Freemont Street, until the activities center is constructed.
Those in attendance — president Greg Schmitz, FRHS football coach Brent Niekamp, Jose Faller, Schoen and Joe Faller — said they’d like to get one big sponsor for naming rights to the building.
“We would like to do that, but we’re also going to offer smaller donation levels,” said Joe Faller. “There’s a classroom in there. We haven’t figured out how much, but your name could be on that classroom. You could always donate a piece of equipment too, but we’re not to that stage yet. … Every little bit helps.
“We’d rather not do 30 small (fundraisers). We’d like to do three real big ones. … Hopefully we can get something going soon.”[[In-content Ad]]
Members of the Fort Recovery Athletic Boosters have an idea of how they would like their new activities center to look.
Now they just have to nail down how much it will cost to build.
At Wednesday’s meeting board members said they are in the process of gathering quotes for the proposed building, which the boosters agreed to build in conjunction with the $3.4-million high school renovation project approved by voters in November and begun in May.
They said they’d like to have numbers in hand as soon as possible, discuss them at their next meeting (Aug. 8) and choose a contractor no later than September.
“I’m hoping by the next meeting we’ll have some (quotes),” said boosters vice president Ken Schoen.
“Once we find out, we need to get moving,” added treasurer Joe Faller as the group discussed members of the community who might get involved in fund-raising efforts. “Once we get numbers, at least we can give them something to work with.”
The group estimated the facility could cost as much as $500,000. The boosters currently have about $56,000 in their project fund.
Plans for the new facility, to be located where the 1935 section of the high school now stands, include a weight-lifting area, half basketball court/multi-purpose area, batting cages for baseball and softball, a classroom, storage space and restrooms.
The boosters are considering 80-foot by 150-foot or 113-foot by 122-foot floor plans, and the new facility would likely be connected to the high school by a breezeway.
The school will lose its current weight room when the 1935 section (southwest corner) is demolished in June as part of the renovation project. Equipment will be moved to the bus garage, located on the south side of Freemont Street, until the activities center is constructed.
Those in attendance — president Greg Schmitz, FRHS football coach Brent Niekamp, Jose Faller, Schoen and Joe Faller — said they’d like to get one big sponsor for naming rights to the building.
“We would like to do that, but we’re also going to offer smaller donation levels,” said Joe Faller. “There’s a classroom in there. We haven’t figured out how much, but your name could be on that classroom. You could always donate a piece of equipment too, but we’re not to that stage yet. … Every little bit helps.
“We’d rather not do 30 small (fundraisers). We’d like to do three real big ones. … Hopefully we can get something going soon.”[[In-content Ad]]
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