On Oct. 14, Modesto City Council reversed its decision to close Modesto Centre Plaza at the end of the year, agreeing to fund it until at least the end of 2026.
Centre Plaza was set to close as discussions about its future were underway. The event center was not taking any bookings past December and the city had not allocated any funding for it past this fiscal year.
The venue has held expos, conferences, concerts and events since it opened in 1988 — holding a nostalgic place among local hearts. But money and the site it’s on led the city to consider demolishing it…