A project nearly a decade in the making is moving closer to construction after the Larchwood City Council voted Monday night to seek bids for a new community center.
The proposed facility is expected to cost about $4.25 million and would be constructed in the Northern Acres addition on the north side of Larchwood. No oral or written objections were received during a public hearing Monday, July 13, before the council approved moving forward with the bid process. The final project cost will not be known until bids are received.
Replacing an Aging Facility
The proposed 18,825-square-foot community center would replace Larchwood’s existing Recreation Center, which was constructed during the 1950s.
The building originally served Larchwood Public School and St. Mary School students before West Lyon Community School opened in 1967. It was later converted into a recreation center, but city planning materials say the building has experienced internal and external deterioration and no longer adequately serves the community…