June 12, 2022 Update
June 12, 2022
Renovation Update by Sheila Wappel-McLean and John Buller, Co-project Managers
Accessibility lift
At the February 2022 congregational meeting the Hillhurst Renovation Project Managers, Sheila Wappel McLean and John Buller recommended that due to the ongoing price increases and long lead time issues in the construction world, that the start of this project be delayed until either late 2022 or the spring of 2023. This recommendation was accepted by the congregation.
However, in the last few months the Renovation Team has been working on an affordable phased approach to the renovation, so that the initial goals of replacing the kitchen and filling the urgent need for a lift to the sanctuary could be completed in 2022 as Phase 1.
For Phase 1 to be affordable, it was determined by the Renovation Team that a restaurant quality commercial kitchen was neither desirable nor required to meet building code. This allows for less intense requirements for exhaust, thereby lowering the overall cost and creating a safer cooking environment for volunteers.
We have identified 3 possible phases to the proposed renovation. Phase 2 and 3 will not be undertaken until there is some stability in pricing of the construction materials required.
Phase 1 consisting of the kitchen and the lift is affordable and not impacted as much by pricing uncertainty due to in-kind donations and the 2022 construction time period. The cost of phase 1 will be approximately $350,000.
The Hillhurst Church Board accepted the recommendation that Phase 1 go ahead as soon as possible, so as to be completed in 2022.
Expected start date for the lift and playground area construction is this July. The kitchen construction would begin this September with completion by year end.
Read all past renovation updates here.
