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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPRINGlican fief Vol. 4 No. ~i New Sebastian City Hall/Police Station Extension REG Architects, Suffolk Construction, Capp Custom Builders and the City of Sebastian have been working together throughout the design stage to produce a City Hall and Police Facility in the 1200 block of Main Street, which will serve the general public and city departments. The proposed schedule indicates a time for design, construction documents, and all necessary permitting to be complete with "Notice to Proceed", to be issued in July, 2003. Site work for City Hall is anticipated to start August 2003, with project completion slated for September 2004. The Police facility renovation and expansion will be in November 2003, with project completion slated for September, 2004. In addition to the construction of the City Hall Building and the Police facility renovation and expansion, a nine (9) acre park complete with hall fields, and tennis courts, will be constructed. Park location will be north of the City Hall/Police Station project. These three projects will be convergent with one another during construction and referred to as the City Municipal Complex. In addition, the Public Works/Engineering building along with the Growth Management/Building Department building will have certain renovation work performed. Last but not least, the existing City Hall Building will undergo historical restoration under a grant already in place. This is a very ambitious undertaking, and when completed will be exciting improvements that everyone can be proud of. Draft Rendering Cily Hall July 4 'Fireworks Fund' opens for 2003 A campaign to raise $13,000 to pay for the traditional Sebastian Community Fireworks display over the Indian River Lagoon is underway. "The fund-raising campaign allows the Independence Day fireworks to continue as a family ev,,ent and as a salute to __ freedom, said City Manager Terrence R. Moore. The fireworks display draws thousands to Riverview Park, where concerts and other entertainment are also offered. Donors will be recognized in a printed program handed out on July 4. Contributions may be forwarded to the City of Sebastian, Finance Department, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958. CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCES'DAY With Fireworks at Sebastian Riverview Park SUPPORT your fireworks with a contribution. YES, I would like to help support the fireworks display. ADDRESS (opfionaJ) Please list your name as you would '. like it to appear in the printed program distributed on July 4th. ........ Public Works Update The City of Sebastian Roads and Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department have been clearing and improving the Park property on the corner of Barber Street and George Street to facilitate a new neighborhood park. After clearing, the Parks Division will install a small playground and picnic pavilion. This is a park for area residents to enjoy. George Street Park Work has been started at the park property located on Filbert Street. The improvements at this park will include a passive walking trail, playground, picnic pavilions, and parking lot. Filbert Street Park The City's Community Center is getting a new look with complete renovations taking place. The scope of work will include new interior walls to enlarge both restrooms and kitchen. The building will have new windows, doors, roof and exterior features that will make the building look like new. This renovation will also include improvements to the parking lot and entrance. Community Center New Development Projects Within Our Community A Growth Man~qerne~t Departr~e~t Report Residential growth within our City has increased our need for additional commercial, medical, and industrial-type services. The Growth Management Department has been very busy reviewing and processing several new development projects. With two Performance Overlay Districts (Riverfront and CR512), and additional requirements in place, planning staff has the means to direct developers, architects, and engineers to design the projects to maintain our small-town, fishing village atmosphere. Two projects along our U.S. Highway #1 corridor have been proposed. A 54-room north of Coastline Tire & Auto. The Planning and Zoning Commission will be reviewing the site plan in the near future. Mr. David Jamar of Remax Realty has received his site plan approval for a new 6,000 sq. ft. real estate and office building located directly north of the former Sebastian Business Supply building. The property has been cleared and construction should begin shortl:¢ Along Sebastian Boulevard (CR512) two new projects are also being developed. Drs. George and Lisa Jutras of Highlands Animal Hospital have recently broken ground for their new 9,420 sq. ft. animal medical building to be constructed just east of their existing facility. The beautifully designed building and landscape plan will be a wonderful addition to the corridor. The Sebastian Gym has decided to expand and offer a bigger and better facility to Sebastian residents with its plan for a new 10,000 sq. ft. building as part of Phase I, and outside tennis and racquetball courts as Phase II. They'll be moving east just a bit from their existing facility. recently submitted plans to offer more breathtaking views of the Indian River to overnights guests with the addition of 14 rooms in a 2-story, Key West style hotel on Indian River Drive, each with its own balcony right on the river. Indian River R~, located at the corner of N. Central Avenue and Davis Street, is also expanding services to its customers with construction of a 4,000 sq. ft. service building. Our contractors and industrial-type services will welcome the recently approved Sebastian Industrial Park developed by Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maerz to be located on Old Dixie Highway just south of Woodmere Read. The project will consist of six 17,500 sq. ft. office/warehouse buildings with plenty of parking for vehicles and work trucks. David Meek of Meek & Sons Plumbing will be building his new 4,000 sq. ft. office/warehouse at the Barber (Continued on page 31 "What's Going On Out There?" By: Jason MJ]~wski, C.M., Airport DJrector That seems to be the question that a lot orfoiks are asking about construction on the east and west sides of Sebastian Municipal Airport. Nearly every golfer and passerby has likely noticed a great deal of trees missing as well as survey stakes located near (and sometimes on) the fairways. This is because we are in the middle of two airport improvement projects. Security Fencing and Phase I of reopening Runway 9-27. Here's some more information on both of these projects so everyone understands what's happening. First, I'll start with Phase I of reactivating Runway 9-27. As more are aware, the City has determined that the East-Wast Runway at our airport offers the best community compatibility with respect to aircraft flight patterns and the surrounding neighborhoods. Therefore, in February of last year, the Sebastian City Council adopted a revised Airport Master Plan indicating that this runway would be reactivated and runway 13-31 (the most incompatible runway) be permanently closed. Though we do not expect Runway 9-27 to be open until late next summer at best, the initial clearing of obstacles in the approaches needed to be removed first. That is why you've seen a great deal of tree and brush being taken out on the east and west sides on the airport. Early next year, we'll be removing the two facilities at each end as well as rehabilitating the pavement (Phase II). In addition to clearing, you may have noticed other areas being cleared as well as survey stakes on and near our Golf Course. This is for the second project that's currently underway, Security Fencing. Though the airport is heavily patrolled by both airport staff and our police department, in the past anyone could simply walk right up to aircraft parked anywhere on the airport. We were not satisfied with that situation and our residents deserve to know that we take their safety seriously, so we secured federal funding to install fencing along the entire perimeter of the airport. The dowrrside to this is that in some areas, t~he~fer~ce wit~border our beautiful golf course. In fact, during the initial, rough survey, some survey stakes were inadvertently placed right on the fairways! Not to worry, though as we won't be fencing through the greens or tees, as it may have appeared. Golfers may also have noticed that in some areas, we had to remove a few trees that provided a visual buffer to the airport. Once again, you don't have to be concerned as we do have future plans to replace some of these as well as add additional landscaping to better mask the fence from our golfer's v~ew. Our ultimate goal is to make our gall course even more beautiful than it was before we began. Finally, later this year we will be starting construction on both the extension of Airport Drive West, the installation of waterlines along the same road, and the construction of a new T-hangar development. As always, stay tuned for future editions of the Pelican Brief for the latest information on airport activities, so you'll always know "what's going on out there." New Development Projects Within Our Community (Continued from page 2) Street Trade Center located behind the new Public, next to the Eagles clubhouse. A welcomed service to the area and Sebastian's first will be a 50-bed, assisted living facility located on Empress Avenue, just west of Schumann Drive. Planned and developed by Mr. Tom Reno, the 20,000 sq. ft. building will have two wings with a central courtyard and a cafeteria. The project is hoping to begin construction this summer. Information on any of the above projects can be reviewed at the Growth Management Department, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, 772-589-5518, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sebastian Golf Course News The dates and times have been established for the Sebastian Junior Golf Academy, which is open to all boys and girls from the ages of six (6) to sixteen (16). The June Academy will be June 9th through June 13th, the July Academy will be July 14th through July 18th, and the August Academy will be August 4th through August 8th. The times for all three academies will be as follows: Ages six (6) to ten (10 will meet from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and ages eleven (11) to sixteen (16) will meet from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The academies will cover severed aspects of the great game of golf including putting, chipping, pitching, full swing, sand play, rules, sportsmanship, etiquette, still pictures and video. On the last day of each academy, the junior golfers will compete in a golf tournament, followed by lunch and awards. The cost for each academy will be forty dollars ($40), a great deal considering all the golf instruction, lunch on Friday and awards! The golf professionals teaching the academy will be Director of Golf, Greg Gardner, Head Golf Professional, Michael Nichols and Assistant Golf Professional, Ryan Johns. The Sebastian Junior Golf Academy is a great way to introduce or further your child's golf experience. Golf is a great sport that can help instill honesty, integrity and values in our youth and always remember, golf is a game that can be played and enjoyed for a lifetime. To register~l~or the Sebastian Junior Golf Academy, stop by the Sebastian Golf CourseGolf Shop or call (772) 589-6801 (Extension 3) for more information. Golf Tournament News Sebastian Golf Course will host a local Buick Scramble Qualifier on June 21st. This unique golf event will qualify one team to advance to a regional Buick Scramble Qualifier. Any team advancing out of the regional will complete in the National Championship, which will be held in Orlando, Florida. The National Championship, which will be nationally televised, will pair each team with a member of the P.G.A. Tour. For more information or to sign up for this challenging event, call the Sebastian Golf Course Golf Shop at (772) 589-6801 (Extension 3) or stop by the Golf Shop. Start practicing now and Happy Golfing! 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