Senior Activity Center Ground Breaking Jan. 3

Duluth senior citizens have something to look forward to in the new year. Officials will break ground at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, on a center for active senior adults at located off Pleasant Hill Road. Construction will begin the first week of January on the center.

The activity building should be completed in June if there are no delays due to bad weather or unforeseen circumstances, and the center should open in August, according to Duluth Parks and Recreation Director Kathy Marelle.

The Duluth City Council awarded a contract Dec. 12 to build the center to Renaissance Building Construction in the amount of $548,458. “The construction bid amount came in low enough that there should be enough budgeted funds left over to furnish and equip the center,” Marelle said.

The 2,400-square-foot center was designed by the Duluth-based architectural and engineering firm of Hill Foley Rossi and Associates.

Duluth city officials and representatives of the construction and architectural firms are expected to participate in the ground breaking ceremony.

“The center will serve our over 300 FAB (Fabulous After Fifty) members and as an events rental facility on evenings and weekends,” said Marelle. For more information about the center or the ground breaking contact Marelle at kmarelle@duluthga.net or 678-417-9269.