MUNICIPAL FACILITIES

PROJECTS

CATTARAUGUS

EVANS TOWN HALL

NEWSTEAD - AKRON

NEWSTEAD
SENIOR CENTER

ONTARIO COUNTY

ORCHARD PARK

NEWSTEAD - AKRON FEASIBILITY STUDY

FOR A JOINT MUNICIPAL WORKS FACILITY

client:

TOWN OF NEWSTEAD & VILLAGE OF AKRON

location:

AKRON, NEW YORK

Project Objective
The Highway Department of the Town of Newstead and the Public Works Department of the Village of Akron are operating in antiquated, inefficient, and undersized facilities. The municipalities retained Wendel Duchscherer to provide a Feasibility Study
to investigate the feasibility of creating a functional, cost-effective Joint Municipal Works Facility.

Solution
Wendel Duchscherer developed a Facility Concept Design Alternatives Plan outlining:

▪ Pedestrian and vehicular access circulation.

▪ Operation areas, both separate and combined.

▪ Opportunities for innovative technologies, including energy efficient mechanical systems, Computer Maintenance Management System, Geographic Information Systems, and cost accounting systems.

A Site Selection Process analyzed three sites for comparison. Evaluation included snow plowing route, surrounding neighborhood impacts, environmental review, and access for vehicles and pedestrians.

A Concept of Operations for both capital and operational cost sharing strategies was developed identifying functional requirements and the level of shared use per work area/type.