ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It was a race to the finish, but the city and staff at Lake Vista Recreation Center in South St. Petersburg wrapped up major building repairs in time for summer vacation.
On Monday morning, longtime staff members welcomed students back into the building for the first time since before Hurricane Milton. On opening day, they had 197 elementary students and 75 teens attend.
During the October hurricane, the Lake Vista Recreation Center took on 18 inches of water and areas were flooded with raw sewage. Contractors had to pull out all the flooring, much of the drywall, the basketball court and anything that was touched with contaminated water…