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With the closing of the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center in Austin, completely leaves a void in the neighborhood it was built to accommodate. In 2008, the long awaited Colony Park Recreation Center, now named for Dorothy Turner and Velma Roberts, who long fought for this parks and recreation project to be established in this neighborhood, within the city of Austin.Turner and Roberts, who founded the Black Citizen's Task Force, were avid civil rights activist for the voiceless in East Austin.
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In September of 2011, the community found out that the recreation center was scheduled for closing to repair construction errors that had been created from a lack of oversight on behalf of the Parks And Recreation Department.
In April 2011, MLAW Consultants and Engineers were hired to do a preliminary report of findings. Also a revised copy was sent out in May 2011, to which it was stated that "Construction errors appeared to have contributed to the majority of the distress and non-performance of the foundation and some of the concrete masonry unit walls." It was also mentioned that there were three leaks found under the gymnasium floor, that may have had an impact on the floor shifting. There were drainage issues near the back and sides of the building from the air conditioning and also from rain storms that would accumulate.
Journeyman Construction, who was the general contractor on the project, wasn't available for comment. We also tried contacting Victoria Air Conditioning and Phoenix Irrigation who were also unavailable for comment. Journeyman Construction received nearly Four million dollars for this project.
With the closing of this much needed rec center and the sudden explosion of gang activity, creates a unique situation for the residents of Colony Park, Lakeside, Sendero Hills, and LBJ neighborhoods.
All interested parties should attend the meeting below and call for some action to be taken within the Parks and Recreation Department for the lack of oversight when it comes to East Austin. Now is the time residents let city officials know, that this will no longer be tolerated as business as usual on the east side.
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This rec center is directly tied to Colony Park and spoken of in this article written previously on Yahoo News
about the La Familia Cartel.
La Familia Cartel involved in Mexican politics. Dated 11/12/11
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Journeyman Construction Incorporated was founded in 1996 to pursue consulting opportunities in the construction field. In 2001, our firm began managing construction projects as a general contractor. Journeyman Construction is an Austin, Texas based company with local regional offices in San Antonio, Dallas, Corpus Christi, Diana and McAllen.
Over the past nine years, the company has grown to be the 58th largest construction firm in Texas. Journeyman Construction was named by the "Entrepreneur" magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing construction firms in the U.S. In 2009, Journeyman Construction and its affiliated companies generated $100 million in revenue and is expected to exceed that volume this year.
Journeyman employs 100+ employees company-wide, excluding the hourly personnel employed in the field. All of our salaried employees perform work in Project Management, Field Supervision , Administrative and Accounting areas. Our lead Project Managers and lead Superintendents have a combined experience of over 500 years.
Our project portfolio includes K-12, higher education facilities, retail, office buildings, medical office buildings, multi-family, condominiums municipal, as well as parks & recreation facilities. Journeyman has received numerous awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors Association recognizing the quality of their work.
Journeyman is a financially strong company that can provide payment and performance bonds on single projects up to $60 million dollar with aggregated project coverage up to $150 million dollar. Our payment and performance bonds are underwritten by Liberty Mutual Company, a $28 billion dollar Fortune 500 Surety Company.
Our prioritization of project safety has led to the training and certification of all of our Project Managers and Superintendents under the 30-Hour OSHA Training and Certification program. As a direct result of our OSHA training standard, we have received safety awards from the "Associated Builders and Contractors Association" for the last several years.
Journeyman is a licensed contractor in the state of Texas and has completed projects throughout the state. We also hold licenses and can perform work in California, Mississippi, Florida and Virginia. We are involved at the board level in the Association of Builders and Contractors as well as several other community organizations and charities.
Journeyman has completed a number of LEED certified projects such as the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH), Turner Roberts Recreation Center, and Sand Hill Administration Building project. In 2010 we were awarded the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Lufkin, Texas which will be a LEED Silver Certified Building upon completion. Journeyman Construction employs a full-time LEED Project Administrator and has several Project Managers who are LEED AP Certified. In addition to our LEED Certified projects, we have built several Austin Energy Green Buildings rated sustainable projects.
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