IVCCD Bond Issue Update


Dale Howard Family Activity Center

The construction contract was awarded to Larson Construction of Independence, IA, in the amount of $5.921 million for ECC's Dale Howard Family Activity Center addition to the physical education complex on the Ellsworth Community College campus. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

IVCCD anticipates spending $10 million in bond funds for the ECC Agriculture & Renewable Energy Center and the Dale Howard Family Activity Center combined. A separate capital campaign is being conducted to raise an additional $6 million to cover the remainder of the construction and equipment costs for both projects.

The Dale Howard Family Activity Center has been endorsed by the Iowa Falls strategic planning committee and will benefit ECC students and community members alike. It’s expected to include meeting and event areas, concessions, and two basketball courts that can be converted to volleyball or tennis courts. It will also include an indoor walking/running track, wellness facility, locker rooms, and much-needed classrooms, including an Athletic Training program classroom and computer lab space. The facility will include a student lounge, an office and meeting room for the ECC Student Senate, and a faculty and Student Services office.

Student Activity Center outside Student Activity Center basketball courts
View of the south entrance to the new ECC Student Activity Center. Looking from the second floor balcony/track area down onto the new gymnasium floor.
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The student lounge area in the new Student Activity Center.
 Interior of the new building.
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Second floor balcony area, which overlooks the gymnasium below (to the right). A second view of the student lounge area.
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Third view of the student lounge.
Handicap-accessible ramp from classrooms to the lobby area.
Drawing of building Ground breaking
Architect's drawing of the new building. Groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 9, 2007.
Outside construction Inside construction
View of the exterior construction in progress, southeast corner. Interior view of the gym area; track infrastructure is the red gridwork at the top by the windows.

According to ECC Provost Mollie Teckenburg, the project has been timed so that the District can qualify to apply for federal and state grant funding to support some of the costs of the project.

For more information about the ECC Community Life Center, contact Mollie Teckenburg, ECC Provost, by phoning (641) 648-8502 or emailing Mollie.Teckenburg@iavalley.edu.




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