Chapter 6
The child care program is among the most extensive in
(2) Troop-Oriented Community Facilities. Reason-
the Army, with the predominant use being hourly care. It
ably satisfactory community support facilities exist or are
planned for the troop barracks at the western edge of the
is housed in an old hospital building, which provides
ample but often inappropriate space. It accommodates
cantonment. These provide unit gymnasiums, sports
both full-day and hourly child care. An attractive new
fields, branch libraries, enlisted men's/NCO service
clubs, and unit entertainment centers. For the most
officer's club has been built amid the officers' housing at
the south end of the cantonment. Combined enlisted
recent troop billets at the north end, the only existing
facility is a unit gym between the two brigades. To fill
men's and NCO clubs have been provided, or are plan-
ned, in most of the troop billeting area support facilities
this major gap, a large local troop center is planned for
this area (see figure 6 - 9) for which a detailed program
complexes.
and illustrative designs are presented in paragraph d,
below.
c. Community Framework
(3) Family-Housing Community Facilities. The
dense 3,000 - unit enlisted men's and NCO family hous-
The Community Framework plan for Fort Hills (figure
ing area at the north end of the post is badly in need of a
6 - 9) in response to these existing factors, indicates the
sizable local family center (see figure 6 - 9). Because of
proposed distribution of MSA and other community facili-
the limited availability of land at the post boundary, this
ties on post. The extensive Community Center/Main
facility is sited at one edge of the housing area, adjacent
Post Center provides almost all the desired post-wide
to an existing outdoor swimming pool and along the com-
facilities. The configuration of housing and existing facili-
monly used route from the housing to the shoppette and
ties determines the distribution of Community Activity
Community Center. The other officers' family housing
Centers and other support facilities.
areas are less densely developed. Some are close
enough to be served by the main post center, others are
(1) Main Post Center. The Main Post Center is central
effectively served by the Officers' Club. However, a sec-
to the entire cantonment, readily accessible from on and
ond local family center may be considered for the south-
off post, and adjacent to the proposed post administra-
ernly family housing at a future time.
tive center. It is also planned to be extremely compre-
hensive. The main exchange, commissary, bank, post
office, movie theatre and other retail services front on a
major parking area. At one end is an MSA complex
including arts and crafts, music, drama and bowling.
Nearby are the post library, guest house, the. proposed
general education facilities, main youth activity center
and new child care center.
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