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Figure 4.12: Gregg/Klice Community Center

former Swope Interpretive Center is presently between
uses though still in great shape having been extensively
renovated in the 1990s . It featured the highest score 13.9 Average
(73) among this group. The Former Lakeside Nature Accessibility Score
Center at the corner of Gregory Boulevard and Oldham 13.9 out of 20 Points

Road scored the lowest within this group at 39. Given
the damage originally caused by a roof fire and the
22.6/13.3
subsequent decline of the structure, it may already be Average Comfort &
past the point of saving. 22.6/13.3 Character Scores

out of 30/20 Points
Takeaways

Facilities with an active and vibrant usership tend Average
8.9/13.7
to remain in better care and live a longer life. The 21 8.9/13.7 Financial Viability/
buildings that the consultant team had the pleasure Operations Scores
of touring and evaluating almost all share the same out of 10/20 Points
characteristics of strong and durable exterior materials,
25.6
indicative of civic architecture. The interior finishes in the
community centers are still holding up well. The building 25.6 Average Conditions
systems that need immediate attention are those which Score
require periodic replacement: roofing and mechanicals. out of 40 Points
The facilities which have been consistently utilized and
more decades. It must make strategic decisions on how 68.7 Average Composite

68.7
appreciated over the decades are the ones that scored
highest. The department can make strategic upgrades
to its 10 community centers and 5 offices which will
Score
allow them to continue to serve the community for many
to manage or lease the other 6 facilities, if they are to out of 100 Points
survive.

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