Ad Hoc Community Center Advisory Committee

Purpose

In an effort to better serve the community, the Town of Scarborough has created this page to aggregate information on a potential Scarborough Community Center and on the unfolding discussion surrounding the Edge Sports Group’s proposed facility at the Downs. The committee council consists of nine members, appointed by the Town Council. The committee members can be reached by email at communitycenteradhoccommittee@scarboroughmaine.org

Final Report | January 31, 2020

The Ad- Hoc Community Center Advisory Committee has completed its charge to review and analyze the potential for a public/private partnership on the construction of a community center and has delivered a final report to the Town Council.  Simultaneously, the Town has engaged an outside expert consultant, Berry Dunn, to complete a similar exercise; however the consultant's report has not yet been received.  Upon receipt of the consultant's report there will be a public workshop to review this information.  Stay tuned for more information about the workshop likely to occur in early March. 

Community Center Advisory Committee Charge

Consultants Final Report

The Town engaged Berry Dunn as an independent consultant with expertise in public recreation and specifically the design and operation of community centers to augment the work of the Ad-Hoc Community Center Advisory Committee.  This effort included a review of the assumptions and financial analysis included in the Committee's final report.  Berry Dunn's final report should be viewed as a companion to the Committee's work.  Both work products serve to inform the Town Council as they evaluate the current proposal and consider next steps.

Community Center Advisory Committee Workshop

The Town Council and the Community Center Advisory Committee held a workshop on March 11 to review the final report from the Committee and the consultant. With receipt of this information, the Town Council will consider next steps in this process at a special Town Council meeting on March 25, 2020 at 6:00 PM. Upon receipt of the consultant's report there will be a public workshop to review this information.  Stay tuned for more information.