Station 20 West Update
Despite losing provincially committed funding of $8 million for the unique community health and social services centre, the organization is moving forward.
Plans for the centre have been scaled back to reduce construction costs, but the revised centre will continue to house a number of services important for the revitalization of Saskatoon’s core neighbourhood.
Building size
The revised plan calls for a smaller two storey building of 19,000 square feet. The estimated cost to shell in the building is $2.6 million. The food store will be responsible for its own fit-ups and the other tenants will be asked to bring their own improvements.
Financial
The organization will take a $600,000 mortgage, and has so far received donations totaling $325,000. Station 20 West still needs to raise $1.675 million. Station 20 West intent to have all of the money raised by December 31, 2008. The target to start construction is the fall of 2008.
Services
The revised centre will continue to be home to a locally owned grocery store, and a number of important health and social agencies focused on improving the lives of individuals and families in the core neighborhoods.
Services available through Station 20 West will provide improved access to nutrition education, healthy food, youth leadership programming, outreach education and employment, and small business development services.
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