Lafayette hosts community meetings on how to pay for new civic center, rec center upgrades

Lafayette hosts community meetings on how to pay for new civic center, rec center upgrades

Lafayette officials are gathering community feedback on different options to fund the construction of a new civic center and expansion and renovation projects for the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center and the city’s utilities service center, which houses maintenance equipment for Lafayette’s utilities, streets, parks and open space. The estimated cost to fund the three projects is $74 million, and the city has hosted two community meetings — on Ap…