The official groundbreaking ceremony for the $4.5 million Magna Recreation Center was held Thursday morning. It's the second groundbreaking in less than 10 days for projects funded by the zoo, arts & parks tax.
The 42,000-square-foot facility will include a gymnasium, indoor running track, aerobic facilities, cardiovascular fitness room and classrooms. It will be at 3300 South and 8400 West, next to the Magna outdoor swimming pool.Voters approved the one-tenth-of-a-cent sales tax in 1996 as a means of supporting local cultural, botanical and zoological organizations and recreational facilities. Last week, groundbreaking was held for the Murray Ice Center, a 52,000-square-foot facility in Murray Park at the former site of the Salt Lake County fairgrounds.
Planned opening date for the Magna Recreation Center is October 1999.