The Completed Master Plan

 Once the congregation officially votes to endorse the Master Plan (a vote is scheduled for February 12, 2012) we will have reached a major milestone for the congregation!  The process of transforming our Master Plan into tangible elements is far from complete, but it is fair to say the process has transformed the congregation.  This is a piece of work of which all of us can truly be proud.

What is it?  What does it look like?

The Summary and Recommendations explains the history, process, and details of the plan well.  There are also 4 drawings to look at, which include site and floor plans. A rendered master site plan shows conceptually how one may vision our future campus and the overlay plan delineates new additions from existing buildings. Most of these drawings also include a site for a future sanctuary, which is not a part of this Master Plan.

How much will it cost?

Please see the Concept Budget and Phasing Plan, and the Itemized Budget documents.  These are estimated costs in 2011 dollars.

 Do we anticipate any issues that might come up with the County as we move forward with this plan?

There are a number of items that the County will be interested in when reviewing our project.  Many of these issues relate to current code requirements, which are substantially different than the code requirements in effect when our campus was first built.  Our architect, Jeff Gold, has made a list of these anticipated issues (see Description of Project, and Anticipated Issues), which will be discussed with the County Planning Department in the coming months.  This way we will know ahead of time if there are any unanticipated issues that need to be addressed.

 How long will it take to build it and how will we come up with the money?

 This is a 50-year plan, and we do not anticipate we will be able to build it all at once.  We will be conducting a feasibility study, guided by a consultant hired by the congregation, to accurately estimate the budget for the first phase of construction and to prepare for a capital campaign.

 Is there room for change in this plan?

Yes!  Although these plans are comprehensive and well researched, they are conceptual plans.  We fully anticipate that there will be modifications as we move forward.  These modifications might be for a number of reasons, including budgetary needs, phasing needs, changes in thinking about how we want an area configured, etc.  The dialogue between our architect, the master planning groups (UUMPF and the oversight group), and the congregation will continue throughout the Implementation phase.  Although the initial phase of the Master Plan is completed, the Implementation Phase is very much a lively ‘work-in-progress’.