Proposed Osborn Hall Replacement Project

To view a PDF of the full survey results click here.

• People seem generally supportive of the proposed project
• People think that having a community hall will revive a sense of community that has been lacking since the existing facility has been out of use
• Most respondents live within a 10 minute drive of the hall
• The most used areas were the kitchen and open meeting area
• The least used amenities were the outdoor fields and skating rink
• Most respondents said that they would use the facility weekly, with holding events as the preferred activity
• Most respondents are willing to pay between $1-100 per year for construction and operational expenses

Engagement Summary

The following outlines what we have heard from the community during Phase 1 of the project from October 2020 - February 2021.

Pre-Virtual Information Session: February 9, 2021

A number of questions were asked at this session with the project engineer and community society:

• Why can’t repairs be made to the current facility?
• Is there anything that we reuse or repurpose from the existing facility?
• Could we discuss what things and spaces can be put into the facility?

Virtual Information Session: February 10, 2021 - 6:30pm
Watch the session here.

This presentation followed along with the information packet. There were 9 people in attendance, with at least one home with multiple attendees. A few comments were received at this time and were generally supportive of looking at design and costs for a replacement facility.

One caller stated that they would like to see a new hall, and that a new facility would help to keep the community together.

Visioning and Use Survey: January 25 - February 22, 2021

There were 11 surveys completed. To view a PDF of the full survey summary click here.

If a replacement facility were built;

• 9 respondents said that they would use the facility weekly
• 1 respondent said that they would use the facility monthly
• 1 respondent said that they would NOT use the facility
  

When asked about most preferred activities in a new hall, holding events and meetings were most selected, with training and fitness classes also supported. 
Other uses suggested were:

• Holding markets
• Weekly craft time
• Fundraisers
• Movie nights
  

The highest ranked new spaces were:

• Meeting space that could be divided
• Kitchen
  

Only 1 respondent said that they did not want to pay for the capital construction of a new facility. All other respondents stated that they would pay between $1-100 per year.

Only 1 respondent said that they did not want to pay for the operational expenses for a new facility. All other respondents stating that they would pay between $1-100 per year.

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