The expanded Jacksonville Community Center will be a 2900 square foot multi-purpose building with small meeting rooms, a great room that can be subdivided, an event kitchen, ADA compliant restrooms, and a small outdoor patio. The landscaping will include a circular seating area and pollinator gardens to attract butterflies and bees. Residents envision activities throughout the day: performing and visual arts classes for kids, well-baby clinics, club meetings, tutoring, teen activities, and adult classes. The Great Room will be used for events such as medium-sized conferences, meetings, music recitals, dance performances, class reunions, and family events such as showers and wedding receptions. It can serve as the staging area for events such as local parades and historic education. Outdoor space is being planned to accommodate small groups for an outdoor club, hiking and nature study.

After decades of meeting in spare rooms, stowing materials in garages and storage units, and transporting kids to activities that have had no space here, our town is ready to create a center that dramatically expands our possibilities for community engagement.  The time is now.