MAPS/PHOTOS - Maps and photos of the building and area shown at the meeting (Note: large pdf file will take considerable time to download.)
       

COMMUNITY INPUT:

 -Many school and community functions took place in the Gym (12)
            -Climbing rope
            -Gymnastics
            -Had youth group there because was no room at church
            -Adult education classes
-Went to first dance/prom there
-Place card scoreboard
-Kids “raised heck” there on Halloween
-Dance recitals
-Easy to break in
-Sliding down the fire escape tubes (9)
-Second and third floors were “off limits” (4)
-The tunnel to the lunchroom in City Hall (2)

-Getting lost on the first day
-A bronze plaque on the second floor
-The third floor was haunted
-Elementary school honors banquet was held in the “dingy” lunchroom
-Three kids attended school in the building—became very familiar with the principal’s office
-Cloak rooms
-High ceilings
-Heard about the assassination of JFK while attending classes in that building
-Had first exposure to computers there—remembers noisy dot-matrix printers
-Took children to early childhood classes there
-Craft show where they had Brown’s ice cream
-It was very cold near the windows

Question 2—How Do You Envision Annandale in 20 Years?

-It will basically be the same as now, although perhaps with additional residential development (3)
-It will retain its small town feel (8)

-There will continue to be a strong focus on families and children
-The new elementary school will be paid for
-There will be a new middle school
-Residents will be voting on another school bond referendum

-Highway 55 will be a three- or four-lane highway (4)
-There will be passenger rail service to the Twin Cities (2)
-It will be a commuter/bedroom community (5)
-It will be an extension of the Metro area (6)
-There will be a variety of local employment opportunities (2)
-There will be a much greater use of technology for employment and education (2)

-It will be a vibrant, prosperous community with a much larger population (14)
-There will be a solid core of successful businesses downtown (8)
-There will be fewer local businesses, more chain stores (4)
-There will be a concentration of new business along Highway 55 (2)

-The lakes will continue to be lovely and appealing, and the area will still be a desirable resort destination (15)
-There will be many more opportunities for outdoor recreation—bike trails, walking paths, sports fields, the lakes (7)
-There will be a multi-generational community center (6)

-Young people/the next generation will want to remain here
-Residents will be younger and wealthier
-The average of the population will be older, and it will be a popular community for retirees (7)

-Taxes will be lower
-It will continue to be surrounded by rich farmland

-Community Center using 1922 Building and Site (31)
            -Indoor skating/hockey
            -Roller rink
            -Swimming pool
            -Athletic fields
            -Tennis courts
            -Athletic center (gym, racquetball, weights, exercise machines, etc.)
            -Venue for events
            -Arts and entertainment center
            -Offices for social service agencies
            -Senior dining/Senior center

-Demolish 1922 Building and develop a Community Center (2)

-Remain a school
-New middle school (not clear if this would incorporate existing building or not)
-Move middle school to new school campus and redevelop building and site into community center
-Post-secondary education center (3)
-Rehabilitated for other continued educational use (3)
-Medical clinic for school employees

-Upscale apartments or condominiums (perhaps with a swimming pool) (5)
-Senior housing (2)
-Luxury housing for seniors
-Housing (unspecified) (3)

-Mixed use (19)
            -Condominiums/community center
            -Commercial on lower level/condominiums on upper levels
            -Retail, business and senior housing
            -Retail, day care center, senior housing
            -Microbrewery, luxury apartments
            -Low-income housing/light manufacturing
            -Teen center/senior housing
            -Community center/senior housing
            -Multi-generational housing/community center

-Small business mall
-Business incubator

-Maintain exterior structure

-Sell the building to lower taxes

-Continue to use the building as a school (2)
-Retain the middle school and renovate the 1922 building for post-secondary education
-Post-secondary education center

-Low-income housing
-Luxury condominiums
-Condominiums (2)
-Housing (unspecified ) (2)

-Athletic center
-Clear site to make way for a new community center
-Use the building for youth activities, preserve and operate with volunteers

-Mixed use redevelopment (14)
            -Community center with emphasis on performance events/space for local businesses, condominiums
            -Senior center/theater/business space/condominiums
            -Art studios/convert gym to pool/condominiums

-Use the 1922 building as a community center (3)
-Use the building as a teen center

-Stabilize and retain the building until a new use presents itself (5)
-Seek state and federal grants
-Appeal to the whole town for support

-Seek a private developer for the building (7)
-Redevelop as a microbrewery
-Redevelop for offices
-Individual retail stores

-Offer the 1922 building for private redevelopment—if no developer is forthcoming, demolish the building (2)
-Demolish the building (6)
-Demolish the building and sell components for salvage value
-Demolish the building and use the site as green space/park land 

-Convert to a Wal-Mart
-Use site for fracking
-Don’t know

 1922 BUILDING REUSE STUDY - HOME page for the ReUse Study

GOALS & WORK PLAN - Details about the process that will take place for this Reuse Study to find a new use for the soon to be vacated 1922 School building.

REUSE STUDY TEAM MEMBERS - The professionals who will be do the Reuse Study, led by John Lauber and Robert Claybaugh, Co-Principal Investigators.

RESOURCES - Maps, floor plans, photos, links, reports, and more.

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS - Results of the March 20th visit to Annandale by Co-PIs John Lauber and Bob Claybaugh

EXPO SURVEY RESULTS - Results of the 220 Surveys filled out at the April 6th Annandale Business Expo.

JUNE PUBLIC MEETING RESULTS: 
        maps and photos of the building condition and site (Note: it is large pdf file and will take considerable time to download.)
        community input results of four questions asked the meeting attendees