12/31/13 - Nearly two years after a fire destroyed its main building, renovations at the Loose Senior Citizen Center in Linden are complete. The center is located on Bridge Street and provides services and programs to hundreds of senior citizens from around the Linden, Fenton, and Holly areas. An open house has been scheduled on January 31st to publicly celebrate the completion of the project, which will run from 3 to 7pm. Officials had been looking to expand the main building to accommodate growing membership, but plans were accelerated in September of 2011 when it was destroyed by fire. After some delays with the permit approval process, plans were finalized and construction commenced this year. The parking lot was expanded, with more than 6,000-square-feet of space added to the center, which remained operational while efforts to rebuild were underway. A number of energy efficiency updates were also part of plans. The cost to rebuild totaled roughly $865,000, with more than $500,000 of that amount coming from insurance money the center received after the fire. The remainder of funds came in the form of donations from the community and area businesses. (JM)
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