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Hidalgo County Precinct 2 Commissioner Eduardo “Eddie” Cantu, in partnership with the Urban County Program, will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Community Resource Center Youth Facility, which will house the Boys and Girls Club of Pharr. The ceremony will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 509 East Earling Road in San Juan.
The 5,925-square-foot youth facility will include two spacious learning centers, an arts and crafts room, a teenagers’ game room, a youth game room, a technology center, and a full kitchen and cafeteria.
The project, which is funded by the Urban County program, will cost an estimated $750,000 and completion is scheduled for early fall.
Precinct 2 and Urban County directors and staff will be on hand for the event along with local dignitaries.
G&G Contractors will construct the facility and B to Z Engineering will serve as project managers.