Laserfiche WebLink
LOCAL 600350049 <br /> <br />While some cities are undertaking multimillion-dollar renovations, others <br />worry that they can't fund pools, indoor parks and gathering spaces amid <br />rising costs for other basic city services. <br />By Erin Adler Star Tribune <br /> <br />-!2#( ΐΐǾ ΑΏΑΓ 6:00AM <br /> <br />AARON LAVINSKY, STAR TRIBUNE <br />Ted Peters, from left, Becky Zech, Doug Steele and Dennis Newton tap their paddles after finishing a <br />game of pickleball on Feb. 23 at the Eagan Community Center. <br /> <br />Twin Cities suburbs that boomed in the 1990s built shiny new community centers as a place for <br />residents, ranging from teens and young families to seniors, to congregate and be active. <br />Three decades later, many of those facilities are aging and outdated. Across the metro, city <br />leaders are pondering the same question: At a time when the cost of basic services is rising, are <br />these community spaces, with their massive indoor playgrounds, gymnasiums, pools and event <br />spaces, still worth the investment? <br />