Greater Hansville Community Center Rental Agreement Information

The Greater Hansville Community Center (GHCC) is located on the Buck Lake County Park property at 6778 Buck Lake Road in Hansville, Washington. It is available for rental by GHCC members, residents and non-residents of the Greater Hansville area. Please call Jo Nelson at (360) 638-0000 to check the Center's availability or to schedule a tour of the facility.

There is a large 40’ x 40’ meeting room (maximum capacity 225) with 15 - 8' tables, 42 – 6’ tables and/or 10 – 3’ card tables, and sufficient chairs for 180 people. In addition, there is a kitchen available equipped with refrigerator and freezer, range, convection oven and a microwave oven. Coffee making appliances are also available for use.

Annually July 2-4 and August 1-20 are unavailable as rental days due to scheduled GHCC events.

The use of the Buck Lake picnic shelter may be arranged with the Kitsap County Parks Department by calling (360) 337-5350. 

2011 RENTAL RATES

* Must be a GHCC member for a minimum of 4 months to qualify for the special GHCC member rate

Rental of the large meeting room includes use of the kitchen for staging food only. Cooking on the premises requires full use of the kitchen. Full use of kitchen: $50.00 (includes cooking equipment and appliances). 
 
Per day use of available equipment options: 1) Presentation equipment includes wall mounted speakers with amplifier, microphone with stand and a pull-down projection screen: $25.00; 2) Bull Horn: $15.00; 3) Piano: $25.00.

A $100.00 damage deposit is required and must be included with the rental reservation. The deposit will be refunded if the building has been left in its original state and the keys are returned. Your reservation is not complete until the rental fee and damage deposit are paid. All checks should be made out to Greater Hansville Community Center. Before the event, arrangements will be made for you to pick up the keys. If you have any questions, please call (360) 638-1143 or (360) 638-0000. You may also send an email to:  JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING . During the event, if there is an emergency concerning the facility, the contact telephone number is (360) 638-1499. If there is a fire or medical emergency, call 911. The pay phone number in the hall is (360) 638-9345. Please confirm the facility’s availability for your event with the rental coordinator before publicly announcing your event dates.

RENTAL RULES

Responsibility CHECK LIST:

Leave the building in the state that it was found. 

Remove all garbage can bags, empty cardboard boxes and food containers from the building, (use the dumpster in the parking lot). Replace all garbage can bags using bags provided on the inside of the cans.

No smoking is allowed in the building or within 25’ of the doors by state law. Candles or other flame producing devices are against Kitsap County fire codes and must not be used unless a special use permit is issued by the Kitsap County Fire District. For information contact the Fire District office: (360) 297-3619. The use of open flame outdoor barbeques within 10’ of the buildings is prohibited.

Use only 3M brand removable tape for applying decorations (no pins, tacks, nails or “easy remove” hooks). Do not apply tape to plastic surfaces. The hooks provided above each window and on the bottom of each conduit clamp may also be used.

Pets or animals are not allowed in the building without special permission from the GHCC Board.

Renter must have adult chaperones for minors in attendance. Renter is responsible for their guests’ behavior. The premises may only be used for legal purposes.

If alcoholic beverages are to be served, a liquor permit must be obtained and displayed on the bulletin board during the event. The Liquor Permit Number should be emailed to  JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING ; or mailed to Greater Hansville Community Center, Attn. GHCC Rental, P. O. Box 133, Hansville, WA 98340. The liquor permit needs to be obtained 60 days in advance by contacting the Washington State Liquor Control Board.

Food handler permits are required for any advertised event that serves food to the public, please contact the Kitsap County Health Department for information, (360) 337-5235.

All of the renter’s food must be removed from refrigerator, freezer and kitchen at end of the function.

The take down of all tables and chairs is the renter’s responsibility. All tables and chairs are to be placed in the storage closet in accordance with instructions on the back of the storage room door. If desired, a separate setup/takedown service is available.

Please be sure that you turn off the interior and exterior lights and heat when you leave the building. The Greater Hansville Community Center assumes no responsibility for any property placed in the building by the renter. If the facility should become unavailable for use by the scheduled renter due to unanticipated conditions of the Community Center, the GHCC shall not be held responsible for any damages or liability beyond the refund of the rental fee and damage deposit.

Please retain for your reference.

Rental Form: Please click HERE to see the rental application. You should print it, fill it out and mail it to the address at the bottom of the form.

Thank you for renting the Greater Hansville Community Center

6/28/2011