A 38,000 square foot recreational facility designed to serve and appeal to residents of all ages and demographics is set to go up on the near east side of Surprise, Arizona.
City officials, working in conjunction with larger Maricopa County, say the $26 million Multigenerational Community Resources Center will include meeting, cafeteria, and office space.
According to city documents, the new center will also serve as a centralized campus for the existing Hollyhock Library, as well as both the Surprise Resource Center and Surprise Senior Center.
Construction of the planned one-story building on city-owned land at the intersection of Hollyhock Street and Santa Fe Drive will be partly paid for out of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Some $18 million in ARPA funding earlier awarded to Maricopa County is going to the project, on top of another $8 million, also through the ARPA program, via the City of Surprise.
The city and county earlier this month entered into an intergovernmental agreement to get the project underway.
Work on the center is expected to begin either later this year or early next year, with a completion date in 2025.
By Garry Boulard
