By Emily Miller

REXBURG, Idaho—Officials from the City of Rexburg invited the community to a virtual gathering Thursday to discuss the possibility of building a recreation center. It’s a hot topic in Rexburg, where some residents have been hoping for such a center for decades.

The meeting had 112 participants logged in to learn the ins and outs of planning for the proposed facility.

Mike Svetz led the meeting as a representative of PROS Consulting, a firm that specializes in planning management for governments and not-for-profits. Svetz is a principal consultant with the firm. He was joined by Kevin Armstrong of Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, a design firm that specializes in community improvement projects, such as recreation centers. The popular Provo Recreation Center in Provo, Utah, is among BRS’s previous projects.

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