Illustrative Designs
north. This family housing directly abuts the post bound-
Most physical fitness activities have good facilities,
ary and the civilian town development. It is particularly
except for outdoor sports and swimming programs.
Heavy military training schedules limit intramural sports
dense and squeezed at the north end, where the enlisted
family housing is very close to the most recent troop
involvement. Arts and crafts, used primarily by families
barracks.
and auto crafts, used more by troops, are housed in
excellent centralized facilities. Dinner theatre and large
scale theatre performances are quite successful. But the
b. Existing Programs and
music program is limited by poor accommodations in
Facilities
older facilities. No unit entertainment centers are conve-
nient to the troops, the primary participants. The large
new post library is excellent for reference and general
Fort Hills' Morale Support Activities program is quite
reading purposes, but already in need of expansion.
active and generally quite successful, with many sub-
Branches, especially for families and youth, would con-
stantial new facilities housing most of the post-wide and
siderably improve service to these users.
some unit-oriented programs. However, construction of
MSA and other community facilities has not kept pace
The two existing recreation centers are old, homey, and
with the new housing construction at the north end of the
very heavily utilized. They are used by the troops more
post. For this dense troop billeting and family housing
for drop-in activities (especially pool, ping pong, televi-
area, MSA programs are not readily available - the dis-
sion) and by the families for scheduled programs. The
tance to the Main Post Center being over three miles
recreation centers are in demand as the only places with
(see figure 6 - 9). Where MSA facilities are shared by
music practice rooms. The centers are also heavily
troops and families, the specific programs generally
scheduled with day and night time classes, performing
schedule separate times for activities for each, with great
groups, and family community functions. Youth activities
success. However, all involved agree that separate facil-
are extremely active, providing a program center, teen
ities would be preferred.
center and field house. These are housed in makeshift
facilities in various locations amidst the family housing
neighborhoods.
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