DETROIT (WWJ) -- Several recreational buildings in Detroit will be getting a makeover soon after Mayor Mike Duggan announced it during his State of the City address last week.
On Thursday, March 17, Duggan said the City of Detroit will renovate, expand and reopen about a dozen rec centers across the city, including the Dexter-Elmhurst Community Center.
Dexter-Elmhurst Community Center designWWJ/Ryan Marshall
Recreational centers in some of the most underserved communities within the city will be focused on.
This project is expected to cost $45 million -- $30 million from American Rescue Plan Act funds, $10 million from general funds and $5 million from Roger Penske.
There are also plans to build a sports field house complex on the city's east side.
WWJ/Ryan Marshall
Beyond the rec centers, the City said that the investment will be used towards transforming nearby vacant lots into parks, while also going after neglectful property owners in order to clear the streets of blight and make neighborhoods safer.
WWJ/Ryan Marshall
WWJ's Ryan Marshall said that many of these centers had fallen in disrepair, but the funding will help bring these facilities back to life and also help revitalize the nearby communities.
WWJ/Ryan Marshall
Here's the list of the recreation centers to undergo renovations:
• Dexter-Elmhurst Rec Center
• Chandler Park
• Farwell
• State Fair Band Shell
• Adams Butzel
• Coleman Young
• Butzel Family
• Heilmann
• Patton Rec Center
• Crowell
• Clemente
• Mini Libraries
Many of the projects will take years to finish. Most are slated to be done by 2022 or 2023.
