Edwards Field House Renovations

Where are the funds to pay for these changes coming from?
First and foremost, this is not a tax increase. Between existing funds in Mountain Rec’s reserves and the increase in property tax revenue in 2024, the funds will be available to accomplish some small-scale yet important amenity improvements.

What amenities are we talking about and where did they come from?
In 2023, we conducted a District-wide survey focused on what amenities, if any, would the community like to see at the Edwards Field House. The most popular amenity improvements from that survey are the ones we’ve listed below.

• Court space (Hardwood floors for volleyball, basketball, and pickleball)
• Fitness center
• Group exercise
• Climbing
• Walking track
• Locker rooms
• Social spaces

What about a pool or an ice rink…?
Because we have limited funds and space limitations, we can’t do large-scale projects like the ones listed below.  We wish we could and unfortunately those aren’t possible within the footprint of land we have access to.

• Indoor pool ($9-$12M)
• Indoor tennis ($4-$5M)
• Indoor ice rink ($4-$10M)
• Additional turf field ($500k-$4M)

Can you use the field in the parking lot to expand?
Unfortunately, we don’t own that land so we can’t use it or build on it.  The land belongs to Eagle County, and they are currently building on that space.

Is all of this being done in one project?
The project will be done in three phases over a 4-5 year time frame. Provided there is funding for each phase, the estimated timeline and cost estimates are listed below.

Phase 1 (Fall 2025 – Estimated Cost $1,199,100)

1. Court space (Hardwood floors for 2 volleyball, 2 basketball, and 4 pickleball courts with a divider curtain)
2. Repurposed Trampolines (One tumble tramp and one-rod floor tumble strip with a foam pit in the middle within the gymnastics center (Two tumble trampolines with a foam pit and other trampoline amenities in the northwest corner of the facility)
3. Repurposed Climbing Tower & Wall (Move the current tower and wall to renovate hardwood floors and trampolines. Renovate a new climbing tower/wall at the west end of the building)
4. Storage Room (Adding 321sq ft storage room for outdoor programs)
5. Offices for Gymnastics/Day Camp staff and a storage room for day camp room (Located in the day camp room)
6. Renovated Front Desk) Help flow of building and increase space

Phase 2 (Estimated 2027 – Estimated Cost $1,168,896)

1. Renovate Eagle County Sheriff Substation (Add meeting/conference room, connect sub-station space to facility space for Mountain Rec use)
2. Connect small community room and administration offices (connect to make a large community room for birthday parties, e-sports, public meetings, and potential fitness classes, curtain in the middle for multiple room use as well)
3. Add Gear Library Storage (Add gear library storage for outdoor programs in sub-station)

Phase 3 (Estimated 2029 – Estimated Cost $2,415,600)

1. Fitness Center (Add full fitness center in current lease space, large community room, and e-sports room. This will include full locker rooms for showers, bathrooms, and changing spaces.)