SLCo Breaks Ground
on Millcreek
Community Center
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Millcreek Community Center will take place at 12 p.m. on July 21, 2010. Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and other county officials will share remarks.
When completed, the center will house a state-of-the-art recreation facility, library and senior center. The Millcreek Community Center is expected to open in early 2012, and was designed with considerable input from the community. Some features include:
· An expanded library, nearly double the size of the old library
· State-of-the-Art senior center
· A high-school-size gymnasium with built-in seating
· Larger fitness and weight rooms
· An indoor running track
· A reconfigured park, with a refurbished pumpkin, new pavilion,
playgrounds and trees
· A café for all patrons
· More efficient parking with more stalls
· Solar panels, a geo-thermal heating system, and energy
efficient systems and equipment
The impetus for this center came from within the Millcreek Township community. This will be the first time county three agencies – Parks and Recreation, Aging Services and Library Services – have teamed up for such a facility.
The center’s construction budget is just over $18 million. About $1 million will be provided by the voter-approved Zoo, Arts and Parks program, and the remainder by County bonds. The County’s Triple-A bond rating provides the lowest borrowing rate available to public agencies.
The building will have a variety of energy-saving features, in accordance with Mayor Peter Corroon’s commitment to have all new facilities built to a LEED Gold standard. This standard is set by the United States Green Building Council to produce buildings that are environmentally and energy sustainable. These attributes will reduce the overall operating costs of the building, as well as aid in minimizing maintenance efforts while prolonging the useful life of the building.
Event: Millcreek Community Center Groundbreaking
Who: Mayor Corroon, County officials, Millcreek Township community
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Time: 12 noon
Where: 2230 East Evergreen Avenue (3435 South)
Parking: Available at church North of the site.
For additional information, please visit the project’s website www.slco.org/millcreekcenter/.
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