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Deep Roots Demolotion Plans PDF Print E-mail

By Russ Williams


We have some good news to share with you! Since our zoning variances and waivers were approved, we can now move forward with plans to demolish the five houses the church owns on Ambridge Circle. Our demolition contractor, CRS Demolition, is currently   working   on    permits and required inspections. Depending on how smoothly these go, we are targeting a demolition start date the week of May 10th or May 17th. For the five lots, CRS will remove/salvage all fencing, houses, driveways and foundations. Trees with a trunk diameter of 3 inches or larger are to be left in place during this demolition phase. The construction contractor for the new building will be responsible for removing larger trees that interfere with the new building plan. Depending on weather, demolition is expected to take about 3 weeks.

Scott-Klausing is making good progress on the new building design. The majority of the building and site design work will be complete within a couple of weeks, with a little coordination and cleanup at the beginning of May. Coincident with that, our Civil Engineer is working on our site plan approval with Metro Louisville, which is fairly straightforward since our variances and waivers are approved. Also, All Church Sound is working on our audio, video, and lighting specification, tn May, the Expansion Team and Architect will spend a significant amount of time reviewing with governmental agencies to get approval of the design and plans. Immediately following that review and approval we will go out for construction bids. The construction bidding process will confirm our budget, which may lead to a short period of design rework or value engineering. Following this phase, we will then apply for permits, choose our contractor, and begin construction. If all goes according to our current schedule, we will break ground in July.

In summary, the Expansion Project is back on track after our value engineering redesign last summer and work with the City of Woodlawn Park last Fall. Our progress with Louisville Metro government has gone well through the winter and we believe we are over the major hurdles in the design process. We need your prayers as we complete the building design, go through the bidding process to choose a contractor, obtain our permits and work with banks to obtain our construction loan.

If you have any questions about the design or status of the project, please contact a member of the Expansion Team: Russ Williams, Mary Rivard, Carol Leigh, Scott Lingo, Dennis Carson, or Danny Lira.

Thank you for your prayers and support!
Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 May 2009 )
 
Deep Roots April 2009 Update PDF Print E-mail

By Russ Williams, Expansion Team Leader

The past few months have brought a successful conclusion to a few key items and continued work toward completion of design work and ground­breaking for the new building. The Metro Board of Zoning and Adjustments approved our variance and waiver requests in March, which clears the way for approval of our building plan. That approval allows our design team to final­ize details of the new building and site plan, and prepare construction docu­ments for bidding.

The majority of the building and site design work will be complete by the end of April, with a little coordination and cleanup at the beginning of May Coincident with that, our Civil Engineer is working on our site plan approval with Metro Louisville, which is fairly straightforward since our variances and waivers are approved; and All Church Sound is working on our audio, video, and lighting specification

In May, the Expansion Team and Architect will spend a significant amount of time reviewing with governmental agencies to get approval of the design and plans. Immediately following that review and approval we will go out for construction bids. The construction bidding process will confirm our budget, which may lead to a short period of design rework or value engineering; then we will apply for permits, choose our contractor, and begin construction. If all goes according to our current schedule we will break ground in July.

The Expansion Team is currently obtaining and reviewing demolition quotes for the five houses, and are targeting demolition of the five houses in _ early to mid-May depending on the chosen contractor and his availability.

One unexpected upside to the delay in our project is an across the board reduction in project cost. The construction industry reporting agencies and recent experience with Scott-Klausing's subcontractors indicates that lumber and drywall costs are continuing to drop, steel prices are leveling off after a sharp drop from last summer's price spike, labor costs have stabilized, and copper costs are significantly down from last year. Building loan interest rates are down significantly from a year ago, although the tightening of the credit industry may require us to provide more information than we originally expected. All these factors should help bring our project in on budget, and re­duce the amount of long-term debt the new building will incur.

The Expansion Team and Leadership Team are still in discussions with the City of Woodlawn Park regarding the site plan and access to and from the parking lot. The current plan will not install the driveway connection to Ambridge Circle. Depending on attendance and traffic flow along Westport Road, the Church will consider a traffic control officer when needed to stop traffic along Westport Road before and after services to insure cars can enter and exit the parking lot safely.

In summary, the Expansion Project is back on track after our value-engineering redesign last summer and work with the City of Woodlawn Park last Fall. Our progress with Louisville Metro government has gone well through the winter, and we believe we are over the major hurdles in the de­sign process. We need your prayers as we complete the building design, go through the bidding process to choose a contractor, obtain our permits, and work with banks to obtain our construction loan.

If you have any questions about the design or status of the project please contact a member of the Expansion Team: Russ Williams, Mary Rivard, Carol Leigh, Scott Lingo, Dennis Carson, or Danny Lira.

Thank you for your prayers and support!

Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 May 2009 )
 
Deep Roots Update PDF Print E-mail

We'll keep you up-to-date here with new updates regarding our Deep Roots campaign to expand our facilities.

The expansion project is in an exciting phase as we are developing our Construction Document in order to send the project out for bid.  Sketches of the facilities have been provided to the church.  These include details of the auditorium layout, the kitchen details, the lobby and the outside property.  The team has also completed the preliminary design of the HVAC equipment and layout and researched a number of new technologies to make the building more efficient and useful.

Over the past few months, many of our members have been involved on a number of sub-teams.  These teams have begun the internal design (furnishings, colors, materials, etc.), property design and landscaping, exterior colors and materials, audio/video/lighting specifications, security and safety design and signage.  There has been a great amount of involvement from many members on these teams.

Please continue to pray for everyone involved in making decisions regarding these plans.  As we prepare to enter the next phase, we are excited about the opportunity our new facilities will bring us to outreach to our community and bring more people to God. 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 May 2008 )
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Deep Roots Campaign Video PDF Print E-mail
This video was produced by the campaign team to communicate our thoughts regarding the campaign and the need for this expansion.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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Turn your purchases into donations! PDF Print E-mail

How would you like to turn a portion of your online purchases into donations to our expansion fund? We have enrolled in a program called OneCause, which was recommended to us by Gary Ealy, the consultant working with us on the campaign.

Many popular websites participate, including Land's End, Circuit City, Dell, Best Buy, Ebay, Apple Itunes, Norsdstrum, Macy's and Amazon.

This is a year-round program, meaning the benefit doesn't stop with Christmas shopping. Continue to use this site throughout the coming year and we'll generate even more donations for our expansion!

You can follow this link to download a brochure with more information. Or, go directly to www.onecause.com and sign up today. Don't forget to choose Westport Road Church of Christ as your charity and register the credit cards that you shop with.

Last Updated ( Friday, 21 November 2008 )
 
Deep Roots ~ New Growth Original Campaign Video PDF Print E-mail

This video was produced by the original Deep Roots ~ New Growth campaign team to communicate the leadership's vision regarding the need to expand.

 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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Deep Roots ~ New Growth 2nd Campaign Video PDF Print E-mail
This video was produced by the Deep Roots ~ New Growth Campaign Team as a way of expressing the thoughts of many of our members regarding the need to exand.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 March 2008 )
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Deep Roots ~ New Growth Campaign comes to a close PDF Print E-mail
deeproots-s.gifOur Deep Roots ~ New Growth Campaign has come to a close.  The three year initiative to begin raising money for our building expansion was an outstanding success.  The campaign received almost $1.4 million of the approximately $1.5 million pledged.  This has enabled us to purchase the adjacent properties, move the sewer line, hire an architect, and complete the initial design of the buliding.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 10 February 2008 )
 

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