Rec Center/Senior Center Plan Reviewed

The Rochester Park Board was briefed yesterday on the latest plans for the  Rec Center/Senior Center project.  The Park Department and Senior Center have been working on the plans for several months and are getting ready to seek bids for the project.

Under the plan, the Rec Center will be expanded and renovated.  Among the additions will be a new lobby in the entrance area of the building.  Four new locker rooms for youth, high school and adult hockey will be added and the swimming pool will be also be enlarged.

The new senior center will be located on the southwest corner of the Rec Center and the two buildings will be connected.  The senior center will include a swimming pool, workout room, a library, cafeteria, computer labs, classrooms and other amenities.

The overall project has a budget of $22.3 million.

It’s hoped work can begin next spring and be completed by the summer or fall of 2016.