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AARON LAVINSKY, STAR TRIBUNE <br />Diane Nieling, right, and Diane Heney walk and talk on their way to the door after finishing playing pickleball <br />on Feb. 23 at the Eagan Community Center. <br />%·¯ ­²¨µ¤Ǿ  ­£ ¤·¯¤­²¨µ¤Ǿ spaces <br />Cities often must cobble together funds from multiple sources to build or upgrade its community <br />center. <br />At least 15 cities across Minnesota are asking this year for state bonding money to construct or <br />refurbish community centers, including Maple Grove, Alexandria, Le Seuer and Duluth. Several <br />city officials said they're responding to demand from their own residents and those of <br />neighboring cities for such spaces. <br />Maple Grove will use sales taxes, state bonding money and a youth athletics partnership to fund <br />its ambitious $116 million remodel. The project will include a third sheet of ice, a senior center <br />expansion, new banquet facilities and renovations to two pools. The city received $6 million in <br />bonding money for design work previously and is now seeking $16.5 million more. <br />"The market is still high for this type of thing," Stifter said. "I think \[community centers are\] as <br />relevant as they've ever been." <br />