Potential Sites for Our New Facilities
(Please respect the property you are visiting and anyone who may be living or working there!)
1. Larson Farm—2201 North Dubuque Rd. Access from the north.
North of Scott Blvd. and South of Dodge St., between ACT and Gatens Farm.
Website: http://www.larsonfarm.info/faqs.html
12.4 acres @ $3.50/sq. ft. = $1.89 million asking price. City services; well water.
2. Ruppert Property—1406 N. Dubuque Rd.
Northeast of the Dodge Street Hy-Vee across Dubuque Road.
7 acres, $3 million asking price (about $10/sq. ft.) City services.
3. Harvest Farm Preserve (Doug Paul)—North of Rochester Avenue just east of Scott Blvd.
About 4-6 acres east of the gardens.
Asking price unknown. No city services.
4. Southgate—NE or SE corner of S. Gilbert and McCollister Blvd., south of town.
NE: 14 acres; SE: 6 acres. Estimating $12/sq. ft.
**We may also consider the Scanlon property north of town near Dubuque St. and Rustic Ridge Road.
Instructions for Feedback
These are the top four sites selected by the Land committee. We welcome you to visit them, either alone or in a larger group. The Land committee will gather all the feedback on Sept. 11, so please visit before then. Once they have selected a top site, we will begin offering forums to examine our best options for purchasing land or staying on Block 44.
Your feedback is very important, but we do not want to bias your views with too many details at this point, so please visit the sites and record your direct impressions. You can contact us by email as well: . Here are some general questions to consider as you visit each site:
1. How well can you envision a church on this site?
2. Would you enjoy attending if we built here?
3. How might being at this site affect our mission?
4. What do you like about this site?
5. What drawbacks do you see?
Please answer: What is your overall ranking of each site? Lowest = 1, Highest = 10
Larson:
Ruppert:
Harvest:
Southgate:
Please provide any written comments you have. Your Name (Optional):
Please return your comments to Emma in the office or to a member of the Land Committee:
Paul Pomrehn, Jim Laughlin, Mark Yuskis, Sue Otto.