Community Benefit

The PCV neighborhood of partnering agencies, as partners (listed on the left-hand side of this screen) in the development project will provide services, programs, and facilities that will improve the well-being of Ridge families and assist them in providing a better quality of life for their families. The PCV is a carefully planned investment in comparison to the high cost of ignoring the problems on the Ridge such as inadequate housing, substance abuse, high crime issues, classroom needs, and recreational outlets. This development will substantially reduce the economic harm caused by substance abuse; tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs by offering a positive place for children and families.

Objectives

Achieve a shared vision of a developed multi-use educational, recreational and community facility for the Ridge communities that meet the individual and collective mission and needs of the project’s partners.
Preserve open space, natural beauty, and historic assets.
Build land use models around the key assets. Develop a complementary design that maximizes the location and the natural environment.
Establish development instruments that take into consideration each of the partner’s interests and abilities to pursue their specific component of the overall project. Meet the needs of the adjoining business and residential neighborhoods by committing to appropriate development and design standards.
Build a livable community. Employing elements of neo-traditional planning, smart growth techniques, and transit based planning, produce a development that achieves a balance of jobs, homes, services, and amenities.
Develop a walkable neighborhood that reduces the necessity of the car.
Increase participation in youth sports and recreation by providing play fields, supervised recreational venues, and open space.

Facilities Summary

Paradise Community Village (PCV), located on 44-acres within the Paradise Town limits, will be a gathering place for young people and their families to engage in healthy, productive life-enhancing activities.

Immediately adjacent to the PCV 44 acres exist the additional 9 acres recently purchased by the Paradise Ridge Youth Soccer Association. This consortium of organizations and their respective supporters have formed a partnership to foster a commitment to the young people on the Ridge. A joint venture that promotes socialization, friendships, strengthens inter-personal skills, and reasserts a sense of hope for our youth. It is through the array of positive, structured services that this community of providers can focus on fostering personal relationships – relationships that can instill a sense of responsibility, positive mentoring that will encourage, and commitment that will result in a sense of pride and accomplishment.

Facilities and Site Data

Site Plans updated 3-31-2008

Middle School (10,850 ft²)
Boys’ & Girls’ Club (12,000 ft²)
Community Center (10,300 ft²)
Single Family Residential 35 Lots (6000 to 8000 ft²)
Work Force Residential (90 units) (10,850 ft²)
Paradise Skate and Bike Park
Existing Private Residential (1.3 AC)
Parking (354 Spaces)
Waste Water Treatment (4.5 A)

Strategies and Implementation Summary

Planned Acton Steps include the PCV obtaining funding to pay-off the bank loan on the property, and to fund the required preliminary site engineering. These components are vital and essential to the success of the project, and will be used to prepare the final plans, specifications, and estimates required for construction of the infrastructure and support facilities.

Removing the burden of the bank loan accomplishes two significant objectives. Obviously, it relieves the members of the consortium from further contributions to the debt service, but more importantly, it provides instant equity and a valuable cash match for the public and private funding efforts that remain before the board. The Cowell Foundation can accomplish this action very quickly, pending continued approval. Site engineering has essentially satisfied with the Board’s engagement of Northstar Engineering to complete the wastewater capacity analysis. As stated, that work effort was completed in the second quarter of 2005. Of course, additional engineering is needed to design the water system, the road system, the storm water system, traffic analysis, and the final pad locations for the various buildings.



		Community Benefit The PCV neighborhood of partnering agencies, as partners (listed on the left-hand side of this screen) in the development project will provide services, programs, and facilities that will improve the well-being of Ridge families and assist them in providing a better quality of life for their families. The PCV is a carefully planned investment in comparison to the high cost of ignoring the problems on the Ridge such as inadequate housing, substance abuse, high crime issues, classroom needs, and recreational outlets. This development will substantially reduce the economic harm caused by substance abuse; tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs by offering a positive place for children and families. Objectives Achieve a shared vision of a developed multi-use educational, recreational and community facility for the Ridge communities that meet the individual and collective mission and needs of the project’s partners. Preserve open space, natural beauty, and historic assets. Build land use models around the key assets. Develop a complementary design that maximizes the location and the natural environment. Establish development instruments that take into consideration each of the partner’s interests and abilities to pursue their specific component of the overall project. Meet the needs of the adjoining business and residential neighborhoods by committing to appropriate development and design standards. Build a livable community. Employing elements of neo-traditional planning, smart growth techniques, and transit based planning, produce a development that achieves a balance of jobs, homes, services, and amenities. Develop a walkable neighborhood that reduces the necessity of the car. Increase participation in youth sports and recreation by providing play fields, supervised recreational venues, and open space. Facilities Summary Paradise Community Village (PCV), located on 44-acres within the Paradise Town limits, will be a gathering place for young people and their families to engage in healthy, productive life-enhancing activities. Immediately adjacent to the PCV 44 acres exist the additional 9 acres recently purchased by the Paradise Ridge Youth Soccer Association. This consortium of organizations and their respective supporters have formed a partnership to foster a commitment to the young people on the Ridge. A joint venture that promotes socialization, friendships, strengthens inter-personal skills, and reasserts a sense of hope for our youth. It is through the array of positive, structured services that this community of providers can focus on fostering personal relationships – relationships that can instill a sense of responsibility, positive mentoring that will encourage, and commitment that will result in a sense of pride and accomplishment. Facilities and Site Data Site Plans updated 3-31-2008 Middle School (10,850 ft²) Boys’ & Girls’ Club (12,000 ft²) Community Center (10,300 ft²) Single Family Residential 35 Lots (6000 to 8000 ft²) Work Force Residential (90 units) (10,850 ft²) Paradise Skate and Bike Park Existing Private Residential (1.3 AC) Parking (354 Spaces) Waste Water Treatment (4.5 A) Strategies and Implementation Summary Planned Acton Steps include the PCV obtaining funding to pay-off the bank loan on the property, and to fund the required preliminary site engineering. These components are vital and essential to the success of the project, and will be used to prepare the final plans, specifications, and estimates required for construction of the infrastructure and support facilities. Removing the burden of the bank loan accomplishes two significant objectives. Obviously, it relieves the members of the consortium from further contributions to the debt service, but more importantly, it provides instant equity and a valuable cash match for the public and private funding efforts that remain before the board. The Cowell Foundation can accomplish this action very quickly, pending continued approval. Site engineering has essentially satisfied with the Board’s engagement of Northstar Engineering to complete the wastewater capacity analysis. As stated, that work effort was completed in the second quarter of 2005. Of course, additional engineering is needed to design the water system, the road system, the storm water system, traffic analysis, and the final pad locations for the various buildings.
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