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Menekaunee Harbor<br />
Community<br />
REC Center<br />
“The<br />
Building a new<br />
recreation center has<br />
been a discussion in<br />
Marinette for more<br />
than a decade, and<br />
the <strong>city</strong> began the<br />
realization of this<br />
dream recently<br />
with the planning<br />
of the ambitious<br />
community project.<br />
Somerville Inc. and U.P. Engineers & Architects Inc. laid<br />
out the plans for the $16 million center in 2016, featuring<br />
three main buildings: A community hall, consisting of space<br />
City of Marinette<br />
is moving forward<br />
with plans to build! The <strong>city</strong> has<br />
committed $16 million to this project.<br />
The 114k square foot facility is designed<br />
to support various sports activities for<br />
every age group. It will also have space<br />
available for concerts, trade shows,<br />
meeting rooms and more! ”<br />
for four separate<br />
courts equipped<br />
for basketball,<br />
volleyball or<br />
tennis; A turf field<br />
surrounded by a<br />
running track an<br />
eighth of a mile<br />
long; And an ice<br />
rink with bleachers<br />
seating equipped<br />
with plenty of storage and<br />
directly adjacent to locker<br />
room areas. The three<br />
buildings are connected by<br />
a main hallway with meeting<br />
rooms, concession stands,<br />
seating areas and plenty of<br />
natural light.<br />
The building site is<br />
located directly to the south<br />
of Marinette High School on<br />
Pierce Avenue. Fundraising<br />
efforts through the M&M<br />
Area Community Foundation<br />
brought in support from all<br />
corners of the region, with<br />
local businesses and private<br />
citizens graciously donating<br />
to the cause. Bay Area Medical<br />
Center (BAMC) of Marinette<br />
and Aurora BayCare Medical<br />
Center of Green Bay were<br />
given the honor of christening<br />
the building: “Community<br />
REC Center — Recreation,<br />
Education, Community.”<br />
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