Camp Pinewood to add gymnasium
A new gymnasium and event center will be built in Camp Pinewood along Mission Street in McCall after action taken on Tuesday by the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.The commission voted to approve the church camp’s plans to build a 7,800 square foot steel building that would house the gymnasium.The gymnasium will primarily serve the church camp, but could also be used by local nonprofits to host events, Camp Pinewood Operations Director Kyle Maschek said.Maschek told commissioners that the church camp plans to build additions onto the gymnasium building, which initially will only include bathrooms, a nurse’s station, and a coffee bar.Future phases of construction, which would also need to be approved by the P&Z, could include a bathhouse, a commercial kitchen, more storage space, and cabins, Maschek said.The gymnasium project was previously envisioned in a 2005 master plan for Camp Pinewood.The master plan was approved by the P&Z in 2005 as part of the camp’s application for a permit to operate on the 43.9-acre parcel at 300 N.