Members of the Milwaukee Community Service Corps are involved in lead abatement and window repair at the complex, and the renovation should be completed by March 1, Lopez said. Once completed, the classical-revival style building, with its four Ionic columns, will have three floors with 15,000 square feet of space that will include a child care center. The first and second floors will each have four classrooms and the first floor also will have a multipurpose recreational area for basketball, volleyball and other sports activities, as well as a portable stage for community and school programs. The lower level will house a teen center with a jukebox, pool table and a workout room with free-weight equipment. Johnson-Odom hopes the center will become a strong community anchor that will spur similar efforts in the surrounding neighborhood.
Aesthetic values are sometimes just as important.
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