A series of long-planned community halls may see construction soon in different locations of Mesa County, Colorado.
Members of the Mesa County Board of Commissioners have given their approval to a plan that will see the building of at least four facilities, all designed to house community events, meetings, and classes.
As currently planned, the structures will be built in the towns of Clifton, De Beque, Mack Loma, and Whitewater.
The towns vary in population from around 500 people in De Beque to 21,000 in Clifton, and have traditionally lacked such community facility spaces.
What is being called the Community Halls Project is expected to see actual work beginning in Clifton and De Beque next spring.
The design process for those two centers is already underway.
Funding for the project is coming from revenue generated by a sales tax that was approved by Mesa County voters in 1981.
County officials have said that while the exact size and dimensions of the new halls have not yet been determined, they will generally be developed along the lines of a community hall earlier built in the town of Mesa, which includes a library, health clinic, and kitchen, among other amenities.
It is expected that it will cost around $8 million to build all four of the planned new Mesa County community halls.
By Garry Boulard
