Community Center Remodel 2010

When we began to explore options for redesign of the outdoor space created when the community swimming pool was removed, the membership provided strong feedback that a more pressing need could be found indoors.  Specifically, the restrooms in our Community Center had not been updated since the 1950s, when the building was new.  By a nearly unanimous vote in the fall of 2009, the membership approved a project that included:

A committee was formed to look into these tasks, budgets were developed, bids were collected, and a contract was awarded for the work.  During the summer months of 2010, a team of volunteers led by Directors Art Hanson and Mary Lou Fitzgerald brought the project to completion.  In addition to achieving the goals listed above, new carpeting was installed throughout - thanks to a donation from the Cape Haze Women's Club - and storage space within the Community Center was vastly increased.  Besides Art and Mary Lou, CHPOA extends its thanks to members Barb Hanson, Jack Fitzgerald, Clare and Don Landmann, Bev and Bob Martin, Sharon and Bill Blasdell, and Jim Kexel for pitching in when needed. 

A second committee is looking at the ways to improve the landscaping around the Community Center.  The members of this committee, Penny Rieley, Clare Landmann, Jeanne Corbin, and Pat Witschonke, are actively working on plans to create a more open, inviting garden around the Community Center.  Perhaps you have already noticed the removal of the chain link fence, no longer needed with the demise of the community swimming pool.  Watch for further improvements in the months ahead.