From Deseret News archives:
New gym is possible
Lone Peak may get facility even if rec center isn't built
Highland City Administrator Barry Edwards said the city might make an agreement with the Alpine School District to participate in the construction of a new gym at the high school if a recreation center is not approved.
Highland's City Council will discuss the proposed agreement at a regularly scheduled meeting today at 7 p.m. at 5378 W. 10400 North.
Alpine School District Superintendent Vern Henshaw said Highland owns land behind Lone Peak High School, 10189 N. 4800 West. That area has been tagged as a location for a potential Lone Peak Recreation District, which would service Highland, Alpine and Cedar Hills.
"What our goal is, eventually, is to find out what people want," said Konrad Hildebrandt, city manager for Cedar Hills. The city is preparing a survey to get public feedback on interest in the recreation district.
"If the feasibility study comes back and nobody wants anything, we stop there," Hildebrandt said.
During meetings with officials from the school district, city officials from the three cities have discussed developing a recreation center.
No agreement among the cities and school district has been made, Henshaw said.
However, the cities must decide whether they want a recreation center soon because the school district has plans for Lone Peak High School, which it projects will swell to 2,500 students by 2010.
"That's something that has to be finalized in the next 10-12 months," Henshaw said.
The high school is built for 2,000 students, and its current enrollment is 1,975 students, Sam Jarman, the district's administrator over high schools, said at a recent meeting with Alpine residents.
The school district hopes the public will approve a $230 million bond issuance in November. With the money, the district could add a gym, weight-lifting and exercise rooms and portable classrooms at Lone Peak.
Jarman recently showed the Highland residents a rendition of the proposed Lone Peak Recreation District recreation center. The rendition showed a gym, pool, two soccer fields and parking spaces that the high school students could use, he said.
"It's similar to projects we've done in Orem," Alpine district business administrator Rob Smith said, referring to the Orem recreation complex behind Mountain View High School.
Hildebrandt said the surveys will be circulated to the cities' residents in December or January. A feasibility study will then be compiled, which will include an estimation of what financial impact the recreation center will have.
If all three cities are favorable to the project, a special election for bond approval could take place in June 2007.
In the meantime, Lone Peak is looking to make sure they'll have enough room for their students to exercise.
"We need an additional gym, just for P.E. classes," Principal Kenneth Koop said.
Whether through a recreation center, an agreement with Highland or through the district's bond money, "one way or another, we've been promised we'll get a gym," Koop said.
E-mail: lhancock@desnews.com, achoate@desnews.com
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