Ron Wood Family Center taking over portion of city offices on Northgate
In a move that will save city government $24,000 a year, city Supervisors are expected to let the Ron Wood Family Resource Center (RWFRC) move into the partially vacated city offices at 2621 Northgate Lane. RWFRC will occupy about half the building.
City officials say, to save money, they moved the city's building and planning departments to the corporate yard on Butti Way to consolidate operations. That leaves a large amount of square footage at the Northgate complex vacant. RWFRC will be allowed to lease that space for the next ten years for one dollar a year. RWFRC provides a wide variety of family and children's services from nutrition to counseling, referrals to affordable or free medical care. City officials say RWFRC provides services that otherwise would cost Carson City taxpayers far more. They say RWFRC will pay the dollar a year and whatever utilities they use.
Ron Wood Executive Director Joyce Buckingham says their current facility in the Crossroads Shopping Center on East Winnie is not large enough to accomodate the vast increase in caseload they're carrying, aggravated by the current recession. She said whether its for food and/or toy drives or just meeting space, the Northgate complex will far better meet their needs.
The lease agreement closely resembles another one given recently to Janice Ayres' Retired and Senior Volunteer Program that occupies the south end of the main building facing Northgate.
The Supervisors are expected to ink the deal March 18th in the Sierra Room at the Community Center.
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