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Richfield officials nix notion of building new community center for now City officials cite cost and uncertainty of building a new community center. January 18, 2021 8:37pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Richfield city officials have decided that building a community center on a key piece of property isn t feasible, given the financial burden it would put on the city and residents.
Officials cited other reasons to hold off, including the uncertainty of people s post-pandemic plans and the desire of the Minneapolis-Richfield American Legion, which owns the property, to sell to an entity that could lease it as meeting space. Every single council member expressed strong feelings that now was not the time, Mayor Maria Regan Gonzalez said.
If all goes as planned, a new system could be in place by fall 2021
For years, Richfield city staff have been exploring the establishment of an organized system for collecting residentsâ garbage, recyclables, and organic material. Most recently, that process took the form of three online listening sessions, as the effort to institute organized collection intensified.
Held Dec. 18, 19 and 22, the sessions gave residents a chance to hear about the cityâs proposal, provide comments and ask questions. Cost to the consumer and quality of service were the biggest concerns expressed during the forums.
Handling the presentation and answering questions for the city were Recreation Services Director Amy Markle and Sustainability Specialist Rachel Lindholm.
The city of Richfield is exploring the feasibility of building a community center where American Legion Post 435 currently stands, but the veterans organization objects to the way planners are going about their study.
Legion members say that for the post to remain viable, it must sell the property, which abuts Veterans Park near the intersection of East 66th Street and Portland Avenue. That transaction will have to wait, however, after the city put a seven-month moratorium on development neighboring Veterans Park.
In order to conduct a land-use study of the site, the Richfield City Council approved the pause on any development in a unanimous Dec. 8 vote.
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