Community Center Features
The proposed measure would create the Woodburn Community Center, a safe, and secure facility that provides access to recreation, wellness, and cultural programming opportunities for all ages and abilities.
For Kids & Families
A full-service community center will offer programs that allow youth and teens in our community to continue learning after school in a safe, fun, and educational environment. It will also create new recreation and wellness opportunities for families, including an indoor walking and jogging track, fitness facilities, a new warm-water pool, and a multi-court gymnasium. Child care will also be available while parents are using the facility. Kids will also enjoy using the new, splash and spray pad and larger water slide. The expanded aquatic center will help increase water safety: drowning is the second leading cause of death due to unintentional injury among children ages 5 to 14. Swim lessons and lifeguard training available at the new pool will allow kids to gain critical water safety skills that help keep them safe.
For Adults
The center will create new recreation and wellness opportunities for adults, including an indoor walking and jogging track, fitness facilities, a new warm-water pool, and a two-basketball court gymnasium. Additionally, it will create a new, affordable event space for large events for families, nonprofits, or businesses. The center will also include a commercial kitchen, for event and business use.
For Seniors
This bond will allow the City of Woodburn to expand programming and increase accessibility for seniors in our community. Use of the community center could be covered by Medicare Advantage plans, such as Silver and Fit – allowing seniors to have the cost of their community center membership covered through Medicare Advantage plans. It would also update and improve the existing pool, while adding a new warm-water pool. The current lap water pool will be better able to accommodate mixed uses like water aerobics. The warm-water pool will have a safer gradual entry to increase accessibility to all ages, as well as therapeutic benefits. The Community Center space will also offer programs and activities for seniors.
Full List of Features
- A new indoor walking and jogging track that can be used year-round for fitness programs and exercise
- Weights, cardio and exercise facilities that will provide expanded health and wellness opportunities including fitness cardio and weight equipment, increased fitness class space and classes
- The addition of a warm-water pool that would be more accessible for seniors and people with disabilities and would be used for family recreation, swim lessons, therapy and exercise classes
- Repairs and improvements to the existing lap pool, including a new water slide, new pool surfacing/liner, paint, and improved natural lighting with solar tubes
- A multi-court gymnasium for youth and adult sports leagues including but not limited to basketball, pickleball, volleyball and other court sports, meeting a region-wide need for lack of indoor recreation space
- A community multi-purpose room and event spaces with a commercial kitchen that can be used for special events, senior meal program, job training opportunities, local nonprofits, and as incubator space for small businesses
- Park improvements including a new inclusive playground, tennis/pickleball courts, outdoor sports courts, a picnic shelter, and added trail connections to the Mill Creek Greenway Trail System
