PALM HARBOR — Pinellas County broke ground April 17 on a recreation center at 1500 16th St. that will replace the 1979 Palm Harbor Senior Center and serve as a hardened emergency shelter for North Pinellas.
The 28,457-square-foot facility will cost more than $14 million, funded through the Penny for Pinellas sales tax.
Plans call for a full-size gymnasium for basketball and pickleball, an elevated indoor walking track, multipurpose rooms, dance and arts spaces and a full kitchen. The building is engineered to shelter up to 498 people during a storm and includes backup power…