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Pontiac council approves design for new youth recreation center, opts to build core facility now and add pool later
Summary
After hours of debate about size, cost and long‑term operations, Pontiac City Council authorized architects to prepare construction documents for a two‑level youth recreation center (Option 3A) at the former McCarroll School site and set a financing path that relies on ARPA, general‑fund balances and philanthropic fundraising.
Council in Pontiac voted to move ahead with design and engineering for a new youth recreation center at the former McCarroll School site, adopting Option 3A — a two‑level, roughly $37.0 million plan that does not include an indoor aquatic center in phase one but preserves options to add aquatic facilities later.
The decision came after more than two hours of presentations and public comment on Aug. 27. Mayor Grama and administration officials outlined a funding plan that would combine American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, a draw on the city’s general fund balance, potential borrowing and philanthropic contributions. The mayor said the city could “utilize…
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