The first project was to be a 16,000-sf senior center with space for all-ages community programs. The all-ages folk, however, think it should at least be the other way around. At most, they want the city to instead build a 10,000-sf community center and a 6,000-sf senior center.
The Fremont City Council this week will debate the merits of building a senior center with room for community recreation, as opposed to building separate facilities. City staff is recommending the former.
City officials looked for nearly 15 years for a senior-center location before targeting the Northgate site. The city has $5.4 million already set aside for the center, which is expected to cost $8.3 million total. The source for the rest of the funds is unclear. It is slated for completion in the next three or four years.
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