The group was formed privately as an off-shoot of the 2021 town meeting Article #16 – an article to create plans and cost estimation for building a Community Center in Moultonborough. The group has worked privately and has been presenting its findings to the Moultonborough Select Board periodically.<\/p>\n
The hope is to merge the private group into a town Community Center Building Committee in the future. This town-sponsored group would bring the Community Center project forward along with the Select Board during the 2023 Town Meeting for a community vote.<\/p>\n
The objective is to create a needs-based, town-owned Community, Activity & Aquatic Center for the Town of Moultonborough to include a function space with commercial kitchen, activity center for citizens of all ages, a multipurpose room, and aquatic center.<\/p>\n
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Situated on the Town owned property off Old Route 109 – aka – the Moultonborough Function Hall or former Lions club land, the building will comply with current town setbacks and will allow for the current building to operate and function as they are today while the new construction is being completed.<\/p>\n
The current Function Hall operations will continue running while new construction is ongoing.<\/em><\/p>\n The building was designed to be one level for accessibility purposes for all requiring level ground and easy access to the building and internal rooms (with the exception of 18″ rise for the function room stage and HVAC mezzanine). A one level approach also saves costs of stairwells\/elevators and ramps occupying valuable floor space.<\/p>\n The Moultonborough Town Planner has indicated that a Storm Water Management plan shall be created during the planning period and prior to final plans being submitted to the voters.<\/p>\n Click here to see the architect designs<\/a><\/p>\n With a large function space and commercial kitchen, The HUB can fully accommodate the Meals on Wheels program, as well as other functions. The space is designed for group meetings, private functions such as weddings, birthday parties, bridal or baby showers, business lunches\/dinners and gatherings of all sizes, making it Moultonborough’s best location for functions.<\/p>\n The adults-only space, designed with a cozy living room feel, is a great place for card games, socializing, watching movies or television, and more. Small meals and snacks can be prepared in the adjoining shared kitchenette space.<\/p>\n There is easy access to the divided function room for additional space, or it can be used simultaneously with the function rooms without impacting other groups.<\/p>\n The Recreation and Leisure Department offices will be incorporated with a welcome desk. A comfortable meeting room<\/strong> can be used to host board meetings, club meetings, or smaller groups that do not need larger function room space.<\/p>\n The Craft\/Makers Room<\/strong> is designed as a flexible space for creativity, play, and hands-on learning and creation. Great for formal and informal community groups who would like to explore their creativity in this space.<\/p>\n The Game Room<\/strong> will be equipped with billiards, ping pong, cards, and other games, as well as a family lounge area.<\/p>\n The Hub’s Aquatic Center is an impressive, state-of-the-art, and fully accessible 11,000 square foot facility featuring a 25-meter 5-lane pool for swimming lessons, water aerobics, and water polo.<\/p>\n Additionally, the facility houses a 40-foot therapy pool with a ramped entrance for no-impact physical therapy.<\/p>\n This facility will promote life-long health development in an innovative, friendly, and well-maintained environment.<\/p>\n The Multipurpose Room is a large meeting\/activity room with a basketball court layout, walking track, and accordion bleacher seating, and the capability of being divided into smaller private rooms for simultaneous usage.<\/p>\n This room can also be used for voting, emergency shelter, craft fairs, art displays and more.<\/p>\n The Friends of the Moultonborough Community Center is a non-profit formed for the soul purpose of raising funds to offset the costs of design, engineering and building a Community Center in Moultonborough, NH.<\/p>\n FOTMCC is a registered non-profit with the Charitable Trust Division of the State of New Hampshire has received 501(3)c status with the IRS. The Board of Directors of FOTMCC is comprised of:<\/p>\nPresident- Kimberly Johnson The HUB Community Center Working Group is comprised of six private citizens brought together by Mark Borrin and Kim Johnson to establish a focus on a needs-based approach to design, construct and equip a town owned Community Center in Moultonborough.<\/p>\n THE HUB Community Group Members:<\/b><\/p>\n The group was formed privately as an off-shoot of the 2021 town meeting Article #16 – an article to create plans and cost estimation for building a Community Center in Moultonborough. The group has worked privately and has been presenting its findings to the Moultonborough Select Board periodically.<\/p>\n The hope is to merge the private group into a town Community Center Building Committee in the future. This town-sponsored group would bring the Community Center project forward along with the Select Board during the 2023 Town Meeting for a community vote.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere did the name “The HUB” come from?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t The facility that has been designed is much more than a Community Center. It would be a center for community activity, and a “hub” is defined as “the effective center of activity, region or network.” The HUB is envisioned to be our community’s center of activity.<\/p>\n The objective is to create a NEEDS-BASED <\/b>town owned Community, Activity & Aquatic Center for the Town of Moultonborough to include:<\/p>\n The HUB Community Center Working Group is taking its time and not rushing or pushing for a vote at this year’s town meeting.<\/p>\n With the additional time, a refined and fully planned project will be presented to the community at the 2023 Town Meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere will The HUB be located?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t Once meeting with stakeholders were held and feedback was given, the design work began, and it became obvious that due to the size of the facility that was proposed, that the town owned property on Old Route 109, formerly known as the Lions Club property, would be the best location.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy build this facility?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t Current community buildings are deteriorating and need considerable ongoing maintenance and repairs to meet current life safety codes and ADA compliance.<\/p>\n Needs-based assessments have shown space is currently inadequate for the current and future programming needs of the Moultonborough community. In a Recreation and Leisure survey conducted\u00a0 by the town in 2020, the results showed that citizens felt the indoor recreation space in the town was inadequate and would like a walking track for use especially in the winter. Also, at Town Meeting 2019 and 2020, when asked to vote on a single building Community Center for the town, the majority voted in favor of it.<\/p>\n\t Have more questions? Get in touch<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Friends of the Moultonborough Community Center (FOTMCC) is very appreciative for the support of both private citizens and local businesses. FOTMCC will continue accepting donations and will transfer funds to the town to offset the costs of the project in the event that The HUB project is voted in the affirmative by the town at the 2023 Town Meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPledge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VOTE YES for The HUB! 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\n\t\tFriends of the Moultonborough Community Center (FOTMCC)\n\t<\/h1>\n\t
\nVice President- Mark Borrin
\nTreasurer- Sherry Wakefield
\nSecretary- Chris Burkhardt
\nDirector – Robert Strang\n\n\t\tFAQ\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tWho is THE HUB Community Center Working Group?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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