Community Recreation Center
A groundbreaking event for the new facility was held on Saturday, June 1, at Matchett Park.
City Council adopted the final plan in November of 2022. This became the basis for an April 2023 ballot initiative approved by voters that included a 0.14% sales tax increase and the debt necessary to make the facility a reality. Community engagement over the course of several decades including meetings, presentations, focus groups, and opportunities for input has resulted in the final design of the new Community Recreation Center.
Barker Rinker Seacat, the lead architect headed up the design team that included many local engineers and architects, was selected after a Request for Proposals (RFP) was distributed in 2023. The group used the concept design from the 2022 CRC plan as the basis for design incorporating the public feedback provided over the years. Following the public engagement session last fall, the design is complete and will be presented to the community on April 30, 2024.
The other important aspect of the project is process of identifying the Construction Manager/General Contractor which was conducted through another RFP resulting in the selection of FCI. FCI will provide cost estimating to keep the project on budget, they will manage the groundbreaking this summer, and they will oversee approximately two years of construction. The approximate grand opening of the Grand Junction Community Recreation Center is scheduled for mid-2026.
Curious to see inside the Community Recreation Center? View virtual tours of the facility below:
Front Entry: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterFrontEntry
Exterior: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterExterior
Lobby: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterLobby
Activity Corridor: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterActivityCorridor
Child Watch: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterChildWatch
Community Room: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterCommunityRoom
Group Fitness: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterGroupFitness
Gym: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterGym
Mezzanine and Track: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterTrack
Mezzanine Fitness: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterMezzanineFitness
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Pools: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterPools
Party Room: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterPartyRoom
Intermountain Health Physical Therapy: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterPhysicalTherapy
Senior Lounge: https://gjpr.org/RecCenterSeniorLounge
Presentation from the April 30 public meeting.
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Videos
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Public Design Meeting for community members to provide input on concept for CRC.
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A subdivision prior to development requires a public meeting to speak directly to the subdivision process. This video recording provides the information on the subdivision, but not necessarily detail on the Community Recreation Center development itself. For detail on the CRC final design that was presented to the community on April 29, 2024, click here for a video of that presentation.
