FAQs

How long in advance do I need to reserve a room?: As soon as you decide on a date, you should call and check availability. The larger room often books months in advance. You can reserve the room by paying just the deposit, then rental fees are due 2 weeks before the rental date. However, the Downtown Community Center will rent on short notice if the room and staff are available for a short notice event.

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Downtown Community Center

1. How long in advance do I need to reserve a room?: As soon as you decide on a date, you should call and check availability. The larger room often books months in advance. You can reserve the room by paying just the deposit, then rental fees are due 2 weeks before the rental date. However, the Downtown Community Center will rent on short notice if the room and staff are available for a short notice event.

2. What is required to reserve a room?: You must sign a rental agreement and pay the security deposit to reserve a room. Rental fees are not due until two weeks before your event.

3. May I bring my own food or use the caterer of my choice?: Yes. The Downtown Community Center does not require or recommend any particular caterer, so you must make your own food arrangements. There is no stove or oven here at the Community Center, so all food must be brought fully prepared in advance by you or your caterer.

5. Does the Downtown Community Center provide table linens or decorations?: No, these are the responsibility of the renter.

6. How late can my event go?: You will need to end your event in time to remove tables, stack chairs, collect all decorations and belongings, vacuum and be ready to leave by the end of the contracted rental time. 9:00 p.m. is the latest time you can contract to rent.

8. Does the Downtown Community Center provide an ice maker?: No. However, there is a freezer available at the Community Center.

9. What must I do to get my cleaning / damage deposit back?: First, you will need to adequately supervise your event, ensuring that no damage to the room or the rest of the building occurs due to your guests. You will be provided with a checklist for cleaning. At the end of your event, you will need to go through this checklist with the attendant on duty. If everything is cleaned, the attendant will sign your checklist, approving the refund of your deposit. Your deposit will then be credited to the same credit card by which it was paid on the next business day after your event.