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[0:09] It's just this welcoming place. It just

[0:12] makes you feel good walking through the

[0:13] door.

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[0:33] Since this first opened about 20 years

[0:35] ago, our population has doubled in size.

[0:37] And so we wanted to create a space to

[0:39] invite all those new people that have

[0:41] moved to our community over the last 20

[0:43] years.

[0:44] Like most facilities, renovation is

[0:46] necessary. And after 23 years, we

[0:48] certainly needed it. We do want people

[0:50] to feel like this is their space. So

[0:53] there was a great amount of public

[0:55] engagement. We started by asking people

[0:57] early on to really seek the input of not

[1:00] only the users but folks that might not

[1:03] have traditionally come to Central Park

[1:04] and what might get them to come to

[1:06] Central Park in the future. We worked

[1:09] with our community partners and our

[1:10] facility connections that have been in

[1:12] this space since the inception. Stone

[1:15] Crest Senior Living, the Washington

[1:17] County Library and Washington County

[1:18] offices, South Washington County School

[1:21] District, and the Woodbury YMCA. And

[1:24] then an added partner in the space is

[1:26] True Lens Community Media. We worked

[1:28] with them to increase and enhance the

[1:30] opportunities that they offer to the

[1:32] community. And I think the end result is

[1:34] we continued a great partnership.

[1:38] Out of all the projects I've delivered

[1:40] to the city to date, it has probably

[1:42] been the most exciting. We've had really

[1:45] great on-site project superintendent. We

[1:48] had a really good design and

[1:50] construction team. I have a whole great

[1:53] team of co-workers that help deliver

[1:55] these projects. There was nothing that

[1:57] was out of the ordinary and I'm very

[2:00] thankful for that.

[2:07] There are a few really neat new features

[2:09] here at Central Park. So, there is solar

[2:12] on top of the large portion of Central

[2:16] Park and the library roof. We also

[2:19] installed a geothermal system here. And

[2:22] then the windows are all glazed that

[2:24] helps reflect the sun, helps during the

[2:27] the winter and summer months. And then

[2:30] LED lighting. Those are the top

[2:33] components of this project that are

[2:35] energy saving.

[2:37] The new enclosed amphitheater will

[2:39] provide a great space for new events

[2:42] such as the teen movie nights,

[2:44] performances in the park, and variety of

[2:46] different activities as well. With it

[2:48] now being enclosed, it really opens up

[2:50] the opportunities for new programs that

[2:52] we haven't been able to do in the past.

[2:54] Lookout Ridge has been completely

[2:56] renovated. 75 features for the kids,

[2:58] improved sight lines for parents, two

[3:00] adjoining party rooms for bringing

[3:02] together your celebration, and wonderful

[3:04] natural light to really make the entire

[3:05] space welcoming for all.

[3:08] I love the brand new indoor playground,

[3:10] Lookout Ridge. It's expanded and

[3:12] beautiful and new and super fun.

[3:14] What I'm most excited about is the

[3:16] senior focus space. Our seniors and

[3:18] older adults uh really haven't had a

[3:20] space that's been intended for their

[3:22] programming. We do plan to program it

[3:24] during the day and open that space up in

[3:26] the evenings for rentals. The

[3:28] programming will serve as a hub for our

[3:29] seniors and older adults in the

[3:31] community.

[3:32] The garden space was particularly

[3:34] important to our residents and community

[3:36] members. It's a good mix of what has

[3:38] traditionally been here and what's new.

[3:41] The multi-purpose room can be divided

[3:43] into three different spaces and it

[3:45] really will provide a great space for a

[3:48] variety of different programs. That

[3:50] space will really allow us to meet the

[3:52] needs of the community with programs in

[3:54] a way that we haven't been able to in

[3:55] the past.

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[4:03] A huge thank you to all of the city

[4:05] staff, county partners, Stone Crest

[4:09] partners, the YMCA, the school district,

[4:12] and the many, many residents and

[4:14] community members that helped give input

[4:16] and have been patient during this

[4:18] transition. and construction.

[4:21] We're looking forward to people having

[4:23] the opportunity to come here and be

[4:25] surprised at what's new and take a look

[4:27] at all the fun things we've added to

[4:29] this building. So, can't wait to hear

[4:31] the feedback from all of you of what you

[4:32] think about this new updated building

[4:34] that we have in our community. So, when

[4:37] people come in, they'll see some of the

[4:39] traditional spaces, but they'll see a

[4:41] lot of different opportunities in

[4:43] different parts of the park that they

[4:44] can gather. We're so excited to reopen

[4:47] and invite everyone back into this

[4:49] wonderful space.

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