Koko Platz rebuild edging closer to shovels in the ground – PortageOnline.com

Local News Written by Noah Fuchs Thursday, Apr 20 2023, 5:00 AM Koko Platz tells PortageOnline that the new drawings show that the clubhouse is changing locations on the property to have a better sight line of the park. The Koko Platz Community Rec Centre rebuild group has raised a pretty penny to get a new building and rink for the community. The group launched a fundraising goal of $500,000 last year to make Koko Platz better than ever. So far, they have taken in $187,000 from the community while also receiving a $157,000 grant from the City of Portage la Prairie. Board member of the centre, Julene Toews-Dewis, has an optimistic view of the situation. “I think we’re getting very close to shovels in the ground,” she says.” We basically have two projects going on. One is that we are putting a new building on the site, which is an insurance claim. We’re working with our partners at the city and the insurance company to get that up and running, and we’re hopeful to see some movement on that in the coming months. The second project that we have, of course, is rebuilding the rink. That’s a large portion
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