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New London
Community Center
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8ulldlng on Lhe pasL
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1hl: Iwo:Ior,. reo brlck :choolhou:e ooIlhg trom l94l wo: orlglholl, bullI tor Ihe New Lohooh Hlgh
School buI lh lI: Ilme. ho: eoucoIeo oll oge:. 1hl: bullolhg holo: vlvlo oho toho memorle: IhoI plo,
ouI lh Ihe tormer hollwo,:. clo::room:. :Ioge. g,m oho coteIerlo. Ohce ollve wlIh Ihe hol:e ot chlloreh
leorhlhg lI how :lI: vocohI oho torgoIIeh. voIeo Io be clo:eo lh 200o. wheh lI wo: ho lohger Ihe rlghI
ploce Io eoucoIe chlloreh lh o mooerh worlo. lI: holl: were letI empI, oho lI: room: bore.

Cur SLory:
The New London Community Center Board:
nLPS 1941
David Kidder (President)
Ace Eaton (Vice President)
Cicely Markof Dr. Bill Zimmerman
Mark Kaplan (Treasurer)
Rob Prohl Casey Biuso Meghan Wilkie Scott Blewitt
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Cur SLory:

lh Mo, ot 20l3 o worrohI orIlcle wo: puI torIh Io Ihe commuhlI, oI Ihe ohhuol Iowh meeIlhg o:klhg
Io opproprloIe :l0.000 Io holo Ihe bullolhg ott Ihe morkeI tor ohe ,eor. Ohe ,eor woulo be
:uttlclehI Ilme tor goIherlhg lhtormoIloh oho creoIlhg o progmoIlc ploh Io :ecure o lohgIerm
leo:e. Our goo| wou|d be Io reoevelop Ihe :poce lhIo o ploce IhoI woulo behetlI Ihe ehIlre
commuhlI,. Agolh. Ihe re:ouholhg oh:wer wo: `,e: wlIh o voLe of 213 ln favor, and 31 agalnsL.

lor Ihe member:. orlglholl, porI ot Ihe commlIIee Io :lmpl, :ecure Ihe bullolhg. lI wo: how Ilme Io
olg lh oho moke :omeIhlhg wohoertul hoppeh. lor Ihe lo:I 5 mohIh: IhoI ho: beeh Ihe molh
tocu: oho gool ot whoI l: how o prlvoIe hohprotlI group colleo Ihe New Lohooh CommuhlI,
CehIer. ve lovlhgl, reter Io Ihe bullolhg o: `Ihe `4l oho po::lohoIel, work Io tlho wo,: ot
oeveloplhg o ploh IhoI wlll behetlI our lholvlouol:. tomllle:. oreo hohprotlI:. locol bu:lhe::e:. our
Iowh oho our commuhlI, Ihrough Ihl: uhporolleleo opporIuhlI, ot !"#$%.
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lh OcIober ot 20l2 Ihe Keor:orge Peglohol School
Booro :ehI ouI oh PlP (Peque:I tor Propo:ol)
:eorchlhg tor Ihe hexI chopIer ot Ihl: bullolhg: llte.
1he Booro ot SelecImeh ot New Lohooh
lmmeoloIel, colleo upoh Ihe clIlzeh: ot Ihe
commuhlI, Io :ee lt Ihl: bullolhg wo: :Illl lmporIohI
Io Ihe tobrlc ot our Iowh. 1he re:ouholhg oh:wer
wo: `,e:.

Our Mission:
1he ml::loh ot Ihe New Lohooh CommuhlI, CehIer l: Io revlIollze Ihe l94l :chool bullolhg tor New
Lohooh oho lI: reglohol porIher: Io provloe o :poce Io :upporI commuhlI, group: oho
progrommlhg.
Our Values:
1he New Lohooh CommuhlI, CehIer booro belleve: lh:
Hovlhg :u:Iolhoble tlhohclol over:lghI tor Ihe llte ot Ihe bullolhg oho belhg re:poh:lble
coreIoker: tor Ihe 1owh ot New Lohooh
CommlIIlhg Io brlhglhg IogeIher lholvlouol: oho orgohlzoIloh: IhoI moke up our commuhlI,
boIh locoll, oho regloholl,
1he lhclu:lvlI, ot oll people oho :Irlvlhg Io cohIlhuoll, meeI our commuhlI,: heeo:.
PevlIollzlhg Ihe l94l :chool bullolhg oho Ihereb, creoIlhg po:lIlve chohge wlIhlh our Iowh oho
regloh.
Our Vision:
vl:loh:
1he toclllIle: oho :ervlce: bo:eo oI Ihe New Lohooh CommuhlI, CehIer provloe o cehIrol hub tor
creoIlve. lhIergeheroIlohol oho :oclol lhIerocIloh IhoI tlI: Ihe vorleo lhIere:I: oho heeo: ot our Iowh
oho reglohol commuhlI,. 1he recoh:IrucIloh oho opehlhg ot Ihl: :lIe wlll :IlmuloIe oh ecohomlc
oho :oclol revlIollzoIloh tor our Iowh Ihrough oeolcoIeo ,eorrouho vlIollI,.
WhaL ls lL we are Lrylng Lo do?
8lg lcLure:
Our ml::loh coh be ol:Illleo oowh Io ohe woro:
ve wohI Io ottecI po:lIlve chohge lh our commuhlI, b, provlolhg Ihe :poce Io ehrlch. cohhecI oho
revlIollze. vlIh 24.000 Sq. lI.: l2 clo:: room:. commerclol klIcheh. g,mho:lum. :Ioge oho lorge
mulIlpurpo:e oreo we coh :uppl, our reglohol oreo wlIh omple :poce Io oo Iho:e Ihlhg:.
SPAC
ShorL 1erm (1 year) Coals:
1o :ucceeo oI our ml::loh we ore worklhg oh ochlevlhg Ihe tollowlhg gool::
LhIer lhIo o lohgIerm leo:e (55 ,eor:) wlIh Ihe Keor:orge Peglohol School Dl:IrlcI Io be helo b,
Ihe Iowh ot New Lohooh. 1hl: lohgIerm leo:e l: Ihe mo:I ettlclehI wo, ot obIolhlhg Ihe properI,:
oue Io Ihe lehgIh ot Ihe leo:e lI wlll be Ihe :ome o: owhlhg.
Provloe Ihe Booro ot SelecImeh oho Ihe clIlzeh: ot New Lohooh o progmoIlc oho compelllhg
ploh IhoI wlll be voIeo oh o: o worrohI orIlcle oI Ihe Mo, 20l4 Iowh meeIlhg
Upoh o po:lIlve Mo, 1owh MeeIlhg voIe we wlll beglh pho:e l coh:l:Ilhg ot Ihe mulIlpurpo:e
room/klIcheh. oh ocIlvlI, room. Iwo cohterehce/meeIlhg room: oho hew ADA compllohI IolleI: tor
o :ummer 20l4 opehlhg.
ShorL 1erm(2-3 years) Coals:
AtIer becomlhg Ihe commuhlI,: ocIlvlI, hub lh Ihe tlr:I ,eor we look Io tollow Ihrough wlIh Ihe
tollowlhg:
Beglh rehovoIloh ot Pho:e ll. opehlhg Ihe tlr:I tloor oho :Ioge/g,m ot Ihe l94l bullolhg
Develop ke,:Iohe porIher: wlIh 35o oo, ohchoreo commlImehI: lh 34 clo::room :poce:
Develop cehIrollzeo colehoorlhg oho :cheoullhg Io provloe ohe:Iop:hopplhg tor re:loehI:
Ihrough ohllhe oho coIolog tormoI:
Beglh rehovoIloh ot Pho:e lll. opehlhg :ecoho tloor oho bo:emehI ot Ihe l94l porIloh lh Ihe wlIhlh
5 ,eor: ot opehlhg Pho:e l.


First Floor Summary:
Space: Sq. Feet: Capacity/
Capacity/ Chairs Only
Tables Gymnasium/
Auditorium 510 3,571
238

Multipurpose/ 2,909 194
415
Dining

Kitchen 1,394 - -

Six Activity 569-764 38-50 -
Rooms

Office 96 3 work stations




Lxlsung lloor lan: 1oLal llrsL lloor Summary
Total Lease Area:
24,000 s.f.
First Floor Area:
15,000 s.f.
KEY
FIRST FLOOR
AREA RETAINED BY
LANDLORD
MuL1l-
u8CSL
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
kl1CPLn
C?M
Second Floor/ Basement
Summary:
Space: Sq. Feet: Capacity/
Capacity/
Chairs Only Tables

Exercise/
Workshop 2,911 194*
-


Office 113 2 -


Five Activity 480-764 32-50
-
Rooms


*would require improved exit capacity




Lxlsung lloor lan: 1oLal Second lloor and 8asemenL Summary
KEY
SECOND
FLOOR
AREA RETAINED BY
LANDLORD
Total Lease Area:
24,000 s.f.
Second Floor/
Basement Area:
9,000 s.f.
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
AC1lvl1?
8CCM
WC8k-
SPC
What is it going to look like?:
vlIh o pho:eo opehlhg we coh oevelop Ihe :poce Io be:I tlI our commuhlI, heeo: whlle belhg
tlhohcloll, re:poh:lble.

Phose |- sIlmoIed PenovoIlon CosIs: :|50,000
To the
41
To the
SAU


Phase I Scope
Highlights:
! New ADA compliant restrooms
! New entrance/vestibule with ADA compliant
access
! 2 new meeting rooms
! Special Activity room with exercise floor
! New air conditioning
! New flooring
! Kitchen upgrades
! New Furnishings
! Re-engineered parking
! New re-engineered roof
Immediate Benefits
! Provide the New London Recreation
Department with an expanded activity
space (permanent/larger office in
Phase II)
! Ready to use, much needed, flex space
! New bathrooms that provide phase I and II
with enough new ADA compliant facilities
to demolish existing bathrooms on 1
st
floor
of the 41
Estimated First Phase Costs:
What is it going to look like?:
Phose || (tlr:I tloor ot Ihe l94l bullolhg) sIlmoIed PenovoIlon CosIs: :I50,000
Phase II Scope Highlights:
! 4 activity rooms
! Updated stage auditorium
! 30+ New parking spaces
! Fire exit improvements and code compliant
upgrades
! Fully sprinkled building (all floors)
! Fire alarm upgrades to current standards
! Fully ADA accessible lift
! Renovated accessible restrooms
! Mechanical, electrical, lighting and plumbing
systems repairs
! Restore/replace floor finishes
! Interior painting
To
Phase I
What is it going to look like?:
Phose ||| (second t|oor ond bosemenI ot Ihe |94| bul|dlng)- sIlmoIed PenovoIlon CosIs: :7BD
Basement
Level
1941Building
Second Floor
1941 Building
Phase III Scope
Highlights:
! 5 new activity spaces/ work spaces
! Basement level workshop and/or exercise
room
! Elevator access to all levels
! Renovated ADA compliant restrooms on
second floor
! Restoration/ replacement of floor finishes as
needed
! Interior painting




Estimated Operational Expenses:
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lACs:
Q. VhoI monej wl|| be needed over Ihe jeors?
A. Ah e:IlmoIeo :/5.000 lh operoIlhg expeh:e: trom Ihe 1owh wlll be reque:Ieo ohhuoll,. CoplIol tuho:
tor upgroolhg Ihe bullolhg ore projecIeo Io come trom locoltuho rol:lhg ettorI:.:peclol grohI:. chorlIoble
touhooIloh:. oho oIher :ource:. L:IlmoIeo coplIol co:I:: Pho:e l :l50.000: Pho:e ll :500.000 Pho:e lll
:500.000.

Q. Does Ihe :I5,000 lnc|ude molnIenonceond execuIlve sIott?
A. No. lI l: propo:eo Io move Ihe PecreoIloh DlrecIor Io oh ottlce lh Ihe bullolhg tor overoll :upervl:loh
oho :cheoullhg/operoIloh: :ervlce:. MolhIehohce. :upplle:/equlpmehI. clerlcol :upporI. oho Ihe llke wlll
be polo b, Ihe NLCC. 1he :/5.000 wlll cover bo:lc operoIloh: ot Ihe bullolhg lhcluolhg uIlllIle: oho exIerlor
molhIehohce.

Q. |s Ihls o quesIlon ot "|t we bul|d lI, Ihej wl|| come" ?
A. No. 1he heeo tor commuhlI, :poce l: ver, reol. Moh, commuhlI, orgohlzoIloh: ore currehIl,
:Iruggllhg Io :ecure :poce tor Ihelr progrom: oho otIeh Ihe :poce Ihe, ore oble Io :ecure l: morglhol oho
hoI opproprloIe tor Ihelr progrom:.

Q. VhoI lt Ihe prlvoIe tund rolslng to||s be|ow expecIoIlons?
A. 1hoI l: wh, we hove plohheo Ihl: oevelopmehI lh Ihree pho:e:. B, breoklhg oowh Ihe projecI lhIo
:moller porI: we wlll be oble Io beIIer cohIrol co:I: oho o::ure IhoI we ore :peholhg our mohe, wl:el,. A:
oh orgohlzoIloh. we uhoer:Ioho IhoI lI l: crlIlcol Io moke :ure IhoI Ihe commuhlI, cehIer :ecure olver:e
oho coh:l:IehI lhcome :Ireom: be,oho IroolIlohol tuhorol:lhg.

Q. VhoI hoppens Io Ihe bul|dlng lt Ihe NLCC ls noI successtu|? Vl|| Ihe Iown sIl|| ho|d Ihe bul|dlng?
A. ve ore propo:lhg IhoI Ihe Iowh ot New Lohooh ehIer lhIo o lohg Ierm leo:e wlIh Ihe SAU. New Lohooh
oho lI: voIer: woulo :Illl holo Ihe leo:e oho Ihe tuIure ot Ihe bullolhg woulo be up Io Ihem.

Q. Vhj moke Ihls o pub|lc pro]ecI ond noI enIlre|j prlvoIe.
A. vhlle Ihe NLCC wlll work o: Ihe orgohlzoIlohol boo, Io tuho oho molhIolh Ihe bullolhg we teel lI l:
crlIlcoll, lmporIohI IhoI Ihl: projecI be owheo b, Ihe Iowh oho Ihe clIlzeh: :o IhoI lI wlll Irul, be o ploce tor
Ihe whole commuhlI, Io come IogeIher.