Museum center groundbreaking

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sunday evening (Sept. 29, 2013) for the new education center being built on Huntington Drive between the Museum of Arcadia Heritage and behind the Community Center.

The 2,650 square-foot Education Center to be completed in 6-months to 8-months will house classrooms for educational programming such as art, crafts, lectures, children’s and senior activities, as well as other similar functions. The building will provide the space needed to accommodate the demand for current activities and it will also allow for future expansion of Museum and recreation programming.

Museum Foundation President Floretta Lauber receives recognition by rep of Congresswoman Judy Chu as Mayor Mickey Segal looks on.

The Arcadia Museum Education Center is a joint effort of the City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Historical Museum Foundation. The budget for the building is $877,339 with $500,000 of that being donated by the Foundation. The City’s portion of the funding is coming from Park and Recreation Impact Fees, which can be used only for park and recreation capacity enhancements.