A proposed addition to the Isle of Palms Recreation Center will make its way to full town council next month. If approved the recreation department building will feature a new state-of-the-art workout facility.

The designer for this project is a southeast architectural firm known as LS3P, located in Charleston, who specialize ininteriors, planning, and historic preservation services to a wide variety of clients nationwide.

The proposed fitness room specifies a 2,443 square foot addition at an initial estimate of $200 per square foot. The design includes a mirror wall, stretching area, bench, cubbies and new machinery according to the LS3P conceptual plan.

"All we have right now is cardio equipment, what I recommendputting in a fitness room is resistance equipment, for the upper body, lower body, legs, pecks, abs, etc." said Isle of Palms Recreation Director Norma Jean Page

The size of the addition is based on an occupancy of less than 50 people and therefore only one exit is required. Along with a double glass door with glazing for easy monitoring and movement of equipment. However, a full code analysis has not yet been completed and still needs to verify that the existingegress width and plumbing fixture count are compliantwith the additional occupant load, according to LS3P principal and public sector leader David Burt.

The totality of the project's expenditures will cost approximately $700,000, including the $100,000 of commercial grade fitness equipment from Carolina Specialty Fitness and an estimated annual additional utility cost of $6,422, according to city treasurer Debbie Sugg's financial analytics.

"I know that island people don't like to leave the island and we have quite a few folks that are members at O2 Fitness and other fitness centers and I think this would be a good alternative and they would join this as opposed to going across the bridge," Page said.

Important to note that all trees in the vicinitywill be preservedand no such removal will be necessaryfor the project's building plan, according to City Council.

City Council will hear first reading of the proposal after Labor Day weekend on Wednesday Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. located at 1207 Palm Blvd. Isle of Palms, SC.

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