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Feasibility Study of a Potential New Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View, Minnesota ●Page 38 CITY, STATE:Dickinson, ND OWNER:City of Dickinson OPERATOR:City of Dickinson YEAR OPENED:2004 FACILITY SIZE (SF):135,000 COST (original, in millions):$12.2 COST (current, in millions):$24.7 COURTS (basketball):4 COURTS (volleyball):4 COMPARABLE FACILITIES3 The 135,000-square foot West River Community Center originally opened in 2004 as a 77,000-square foot complex at a cost of $12.2 million.A half-cent sales tax funded $8.7 million of the project cost,with $3.5 million coming from private fundraising efforts.The Center was expanded twice,most recently in 2013,at a total cost of $15.0 million.Each expansion was funded by an extension of the half-cent sales tax. The facility contains four basketball courts,a weight room,daycare,lap and leisure pool,offices,two tennis courts,a golf simulator,an outdoor waterpark and a group fitness area. One-month memberships are available for $50 for all ages 2+.3-month memberships are available as follows:19+$125,2-18 years old $90 and seniors 60+$115.Corporate memberships for local businesses are a large part of their business as well. In 2019,the West River Community Center averaged 105 monthly members, 475 three-month memberships and 6,100 annual memberships. The facility has never operated at a loss.The half-cent sales tax is used to fund the center and the City subsidizes up to $130,000 for capital repairs. Utilities expense is roughly $400,000 per year. Unique revenue opportunities include concessions,tanning beds,indoor vending machines and donations. All marketing is handled through the City of Dickinson and the Dickinson Conventions and Visitors Bureau. The facility has 12 full-time employees and 120 part-time employees. West River Community Center 11