THE CITY'S planned community and convention centre would be 28,000 square feet in size, hold up to

2,000 people and be built behind the Willows apartment’ Dullaing,
estimated cost is $4-$4. 5 million.

adjacent to the courthouse. The § :

Centre’ s key elements

TERRACE —. Below are, key
points of- the
munity/conference centre
design,

© it will hold more than 2,000
people if all parts are used at
once.

® At 8,400 sq.ft., a balltoom is
the largest single unit in the
28,000 sq.ft. building and
would hold between 700
{regular use) and 1,344 (theatre
style maximum overload),

¢ Plans call for retractable walls
allowing the area to be sub-
divided into three 2,800 sq.ft.
areas having a capacity of bet-

com-

ween 233 and 445.

* Next largest component is a
5,250 sq.ft. lobby capable of
handling receptions for up to
500, Adjacent ta the lobby
would be a 52ft. by 30ft. bar
and lounge,

* An activity room could also be
used to host smaller receptions
of up to 58 people and: there
would be four meeting rooms
each of 600 sq.ft. and a 50 per-
son capacity. Here . again,
retractable walls would permit
expansion to two larger rooms,
© The centre will also include a
1,000 sq.ft. kitchen, four

washrooms, utility’ and storage
areas and an administration of-
fice,

* The plan includes parkikng
for a 265 vehicles and a
17-vehicle staff parking area.

e The facility would be located
on 5 acres of land to the nor-
theast of the arena — behind
the Willows apartment block.
_The city purchased that parcel
from the B.C. Buildings Cor-
poration in last year for
$140,000. The design and plac-

ing of the building permits con- "fj

struction of a future addition
which would double its size.

Library board chairman
unhappy over process

TERRACE — The chairman of
the library board is unhappy
with, the way its request for a
loitery grant to ‘help’ finance’ a
planned expansion has’ been
treated,

Willy Schneider said last
week the library’s plans have
been overtaken by those of city
council which wants to build a
community-convention centre.

The library has asked the lot-
tery branch for a grant to raise
one-third of the $1 million it
estimates the expansion will
cost,

It’s lottery branch policy not
to give such grants in projects
that require a referendum until
the vote is held and passed.

Schneider said that news did
not bother him but what did
was a lottery branch official
telling him the branch
understood there would be
another referendum — this one
to help pay for the city's pro-
posed community/conference
centre.

“We were told we were

superseded by another referen-
dum on a bigger hae and
there. can't wo

‘referendiims,”* F ebiid uaalibe,

" Schmeider;’’ who“ inade ° the
comments before the city of-
ficially released its proposal last
Friday, said the board was
never formally told by the city it
wanted a grant or a referendum
for its proposed community-
convention centre.

Council has told the library
board its request for a referen-
dum won’t be considered until
next year.

The city proposal calls for a
community-convention centre
worth. between’ $4 and $4.5
million and. that half of the
amount might be requested

‘from = the provincial “govern-
ment.
: Schneider questioned the pro-
| cess ‘the city is undertaking, to
‘ develop its proposal, saying it
. seems they already have a com-
mitment from Skeena MLA
Dave Parker for the provincial
money.

“This puts it totally into the

political -arema,’* said

Schneider.

He added that a convention’ 7

conference center referendum
this. fall means it could be years
before the library expansion
idea can also be taken to
referendum.

Schneider said the library

board is developing a campaign .

to promote its expansion plan.

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