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Columbia Council OKs $4.3 million purchase of Mule Town Recreation Center
Summary
The Columbia City Council voted Dec. 12 to buy the Mule Town Recreation Center and its assets for $4.3 million after residents urged the city to preserve its pools and senior fitness programs; council members said the acquisition is fiscally responsible and expands indoor recreation capacity.
Columbia City Council voted Dec. 12 to purchase the Mule Town Recreation Center and all associated assets for $4,300,000, approving the acquisition by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Mulder, who introduced the item and moved for its approval, told council the facility would substantially expand the city's parks-and-recreation inventory. "If you consider what this project means to the parks and recreation inventory, we are essentially tripling the square footage under roof that we have in our current parks facilities," the mayor said, and noted the purchase would add two indoor pools and additional…
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