PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners have approved $9,000 for a feasibility study to determine what repairs will be needed for the gymnasium at the Port Townsend Recreation Center.
The action was taken Monday and was part of the regular commissioners’ meeting’s consent agenda.
The study will provide an evaluation of the major building components with cost estimates and recommendations for any necessary repairs.
“The gym needs a new roof,” said architect Richard Berg of Terrapin Architecture, which is conducting the study. “We need to determine if the existing roof structure is sufficient to support the new roof or if that will also need to be replaced.”
Berg said the cost and duration of the repair is not known and will be determined with the completion of the feasibility study.
Included in the study will be a drawings outlining a floor framing plan, a roof framing plan and a roof truss detail along with an engineering analysis of the truss systems now in place in both the floor and the roof.
The components that need to be replaced will determine the cost of the project, Berg said.
“Part of the task is to come up with the number for the repairs,” he said.
The gymnasium is used for basketball, volleyball, rock climbing and other activities — both by children who use the rec center during its regular hours and for adult education programs.
The center is open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays.
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Jefferson County Reporter Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or charlie.bermant@peninsuladailynews.com.