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.