The Leitersburg Ruritan Center is now open and hosting activites
Leitersburg Community Center Information
Community Center Opened Jan 12th 2021
The Leitersburg Ruritan Community Center obtained its use and occupancy permit on Dec 15th 2020. The gym flooring was completed on Jan 10th 2021 and the Center hosted its first activites on Tuesday Jan 12th 2021.
The Center is off to a busy start holding adult pickleball games during the day and youth volleyball and basketball practices in the evening. Boy Scout Troop 108 is enjoying its new meeting room and gymnasium.
The Ruritan is now having its monthly meetings and dinners on the first Monday of each month starting at 6:30 in the new meeting room.
An official opening ceremony will take place later this Spring when we can host a large gathering of visitors.
Updates:
4/17/2018 Site meeting with architects, engineers to discuss concept.
8/26/2019 Civil Engineering plans by Frederick Seibert & Associates Completed and approved
9/1/2019 Construction drawings with mechanical and structural engineers started
12/4/2019 State approved NPDES permit
12/5/2019 D.L. George & Sons Excavation hired to do mass grading
12/10/2019 Demolition permit for existing restrooms approved
12/10/2019 Mass Grading permit for site work approved
12/11/2019 Existing restrooms removed
12/12/2019 Silt sock installed, top soil removed, drilling of rock started
12/26/2019 Rock blasted
1/22/2020 site preparation complete
Phase 2 is the hiring of a general contractor, construction of the exterior of the building, completion of the restrooms, meeting rooms, water, sewer and mechanical systems. Parking lot and storm water management areas. Phase 2 will start once the construction bids for the building are complete and we have sufficient funds to complete it. Our goal is to have phase 2 completed by the fall of 2020.
Updates:
12/6/2019 Construction drawings reviewed with Bruchey Feight Morin Architects
12/20/2019 Bid invitations for building
1/9/2020 Pre-construction meeting
1/24/2020 Building Permit applied for
1/28/2020 Bid review meeting
3/1/2020 Myers Building Systems selected as general contractor
4/4/2020 Building Foundation Started
5/26/2020 Concrete Slab poured
6/11/2020 Steel Erection, Plumbing
8/1/2020 Building roof complete
8/5/2020 Parking lot base pavement installed
Phase 3 completion of the gymnasium flooring, sports equipment, and kitchen equipment. The goal is to have phase 3 completed by the Winter of 2020.
Updates:
11/1/2020 Kitchen cabinets and fixtures installed
12/5/2020 Basketball equipment installed
12/15/2021 Use and Occupancy permit approved
1/10/2021 Gym flooring completed
1/12/2021 Sports teams begin using gym
Asset for our Community
The completed the community center will is being used by youth and adult groups, families and businesses. Volleyball, Basketball and Pickle Ball use the facility daily for sporting activities.
Funding Raising for new Building
Ruritan Community Center reaches $1,200,000 mark
The Community Center fundraising efforts have reached the $1.2 out of the estimated $1.4 million dollar goal for the new community center. The funding is a combination of proceeds saved from the Leitersburg Haunted House and Peach Festival. along with new fundraising activities including quarter auctions and bonanza's. The funding includes grants, private donations, and business donations. We are continuing our fundraising looking for additional donations, naming opportunities for parts of the building, in kind donations from contractors and grant opportunities.
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Community Center Funding and building partners
Delaplaine Foundation
Delaplaine Foundation – The Delaplaine Foundation is a private family philanthropic organization that was established to help enrich the lives of community members and perpetuate the outstanding quality of life enjoyed in Frederick and the surrounding area.
The Delaplaine Foundation has generously supported the building of the Community Center
The Nora Roberts Foundation
The Nora Roberts Foundation – The primary focus of The Nora Roberts Foundation is to support literacy. Additional areas of focus are: children’s programs, arts organizations, and humanitarian efforts, with local organizations being its priority.
The Nora Roberts Foundation has generously supported the building of the Community Center
New Direction Utilities Inc
New Direction Utilities Inc The Scott Family and New Direction have been huge supporters of the Ruritan and its efforts to construct the new community center, donating equipment and man power to help remove the old building and prepare the site for the new center
Washington County Government
Washington County Government – Washington County Government has generously supported our effort to build the Leitersburg Ruritan Community Center
Washington County Gaming Commission
Washington County Gaming Commssion – Washington County gaming commission has generously supported our effort to build the Leitersburg Ruritan Community Center
John R. Jr. & Anna L. Hershey Family Foundation
John R Jr & Anna L Hershey Family Foundation – This foundation serves the needs of Washington County and has generously supported our effort to build the Leitersburg Ruritan Community Center
Make a donation
We need your help to make the community center possible. Please consider making a donation to our 501c3 organization.
