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Glendora unveils $125 million conceptual Civic Center plan; council seeks input on funding and next steps

6405997 · September 10, 2025
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Summary

City staff presented conceptual renderings and a rough order-of-magnitude $125 million cost estimate for a revamped Civic Center — including a new 50,000 sq. ft. library, a plaza, police additions and a 202-space parking structure — and asked the City Council for direction on funding, phasing and community outreach.

City officials presented conceptual plans and cost estimates for a redesigned Civic Center campus, saying the preliminary project would modernize City Hall, create a new 50,000-square-foot library, expand the police facility and add a three-level parking structure with about 202 spaces.

Assistant City Manager Moises Lopez told the City Council the DLR Group’s rough order-of-magnitude estimate for the concept is about $125 million, including phasing and escalation; he added that if construction began immediately staff would estimate roughly $110 million but rising costs push the working estimate to $125 million. “These renderings are simply conceptual. They need refinement. We need more community input, and we need more technical review before any decisions can be made,” Lopez said.

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