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In early 2014, the City of Globe commissioned an independent organization to conduct a survey regarding the public interest of an aquatic center. The results showed very favorable for the construction of an aquatic center and locations were suggested by participants of this survey.
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In early 2014, the City of Globe commissioned an independent organization to conduct a survey regarding the public interest of an aquatic center. The results showed very favorable for the construction of an aquatic center and locations were suggested by participants of this survey.
The intentions of this project were always to be a “regional” endeavor, providing swimming activities for Globe, Miami, and the county areas which are intertwined.
The content of the survey provided valuable information and also provided the top four suggestions for the site of the aquatic center: The Globe Community Center, High Desert Middle School, Miami High School, and the Cobre Valley Country Club.
The Breckenridge Group Architects and Planners, from Tucson, were hired as an independent, unbiased organization to conduct a program development study which included a SiteAnalysis, Market Analysis, Facility Programming/Space Planning Report, and Design Schematics for these identified sites.
Before the program development study began, the original “task force” for the pool endeavor took on a more regional face, with members from Globe, Miami, and County areas joining the board. This is when the Cobre Valley Regional Aquatic Center (CVRAC) formed, directed by many individuals wanting water recreation for all ages in the Globe, Miami, and County Areas.
The CVRAC Board re-examined the 4 original site suggestions based on the following criteria:
Is the site regional?
Is the site accessible?
Is the site visible?
Is the site acquirable?
Based on this criteria, Miami High School, High Desert Middle School, and the Country Club sites were removed.
Three additional sites were added to the Globe Community Center area. These three sites were: GUSD Bus Barn, the McSpadden property (south of Hill Top), and the BHP Billiton property (between Judy’s Cookhouse and Vonnie’s Pizza). Breckenridge Group Architects and Planners were then able to commence with their study.
Breckenridge used the criteria on the left and scored each site as represented in the graph.
