The City of Pleasant Hill is currently reviewing the needs for a recreational facility for the community that will provide needed soccer and baseball fields as well as possible other recreational amenities. In May 2009 the voters of Pleasant Hill did not provide the 60% voter approval needed for the proposed complex at the corner of Meacham Drive and 80th St. Since then the city council retained the services of the engineering firm of Snyder and Associates to work with the city’s park and recreation commission and representatives from the planning and zoning commission to evaluate other possible locations for the complex, along with the original site, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each site. The commission has focused on four new locations, plus the original site, for a total of five sites for review. The commission has been meeting on the second and fourth Thursdays each month at 6 pm in the city council chambers at city hall to continue this process. These meetings are open to the public and we encourage interested individuals to attend. The commission hopes to complete its review in October and forward a recommendation to the city council. Public input in this process is important. If you are not able to attend a meeting and want to learn more about this process feel free to contact city hall.
Attached are drawings of the five sites under review and possible layouts of sports fields and other features at each site. The sites are identified as 1 – 5. Site 1 is located on the east side of highway 65, between Oakwood Drive and SE 6th Ave., and is approximately 137 acres. Site 2 is located adjacent to the SunRise Pointe development, east of SE 64th Street and south of NE Rising Sun Drive, and is approximately 145 acres. Site 3 is located on the east side of NE 72nd Street, north of SE 6th Ave, and is approximately 152 acres. Site 4 is the original site on the south side of Meacham Road and west of NE 80th Street. The plan as shown for this site includes an additional 30 areas of land on the south side that was not part of the original plan, which makes the total site approximately 113 acres. Site 5 is located on the east side of highway 65, west of NE 64th Street, north of NE 12th Ave, and is approximately 180 acres.
The commission has their next meeting on Thursday, October 8th. At that meeting they will do a final review of the five sites, compare cost estimates for each site, and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages. An estimated cost for total build out of all the soccer fields, ball diamonds, roads and other features at each of the sites has been provided by the engineers, but may be refined some more for the October 8th meeting. Construction of a complex at any of the sites most likely would be done in phases over a period of time as the need for more fields increase and resources are available. The current cost estimates for total build out for the different sites are: site 1 - $23.5 million; site 2 - $31.5 million; site 3 - $25 million; site 4 - $18 million in addition to the $3 million already spent; site 5 - $25.5 million.
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Presentation Sports and Recreation Complex Survey
Survey Results
