Federal Funds Help Build Lancaster Community Center and Schools
Thousands of dollars in the U.S. Relief Plans Act of 2021 will help build a new community center in Lancaster City. ARPA’s $750,000 fund works. next to the committee. The school district is planning to build a new school to replace the dilapidated building.It makes sense to replace the property.The board urgently needs more square footage, and the senior Both centers and childcare programs are at capacity.”Unfortunately, what we have seen in the pandemic is that nearly 60% of childcare centers have closed. are faced with,” Diguet said. The new space allows committees to do more. Additional childcare for people in the city,” Dighe said. The commission hopes they can move in and begin renovations, the entire project costing him $6 million to he $10 million. “We are very excited that this space will be transformed and really serve the community,” Diguet said. Commission property. The land is owned by the City of Lancaster. The school district is working with the city to finalize the plan.
Thousands of dollars in the US Rescue Planning Act of 2021 will help build a new community center in the city of Lancaster.
“Unbelievable, a historic investment for Lancaster Wreck,” said Heather Diguet of the Lancaster Recreation Commission.
Dighe is ready to manage $750,000 of ARPA funding.
“We are very fortunate to be able to work with the Lancaster School District and the City of Lancaster to see an existing elementary school and refurbish it to meet our needs,” she said.
The Price Elementary is right next to the Commission. The district plans to build a new school to replace the dilapidated building.
A property swap makes sense.
The committee urgently needs more space, and both the Senior Center and Child Care Program are at capacity.
“Unfortunately, what we have seen in the pandemic is close to 60% of childcare centers closed. We are actually facing a childcare crisis right now,” Dighe said. .
The new space allows committees to do more.
“We can add 900 childcare centers for people in the city,” says Dighe.
With school gone in June, Rec. The commission hopes they can move in and begin renovations.
“We want to address the needs of the school district in the best possible way, so we want to act quickly,” she said.
ARPA’s funding will cover the initial work, and the entire project will cost between $6 million and $10 million.
“We are very excited to see this space transform and really contribute to the community,” said Dighe.
The new Price Elementary School will be built on top of the existing Lancaster Rec. Commission property. The land is owned by the City of Lancaster.
The school district is working with the city to finalize the plan.
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