Odessa Communty Center to get upgrade

ODESSA — The town has received a $1.7 million grant to renovate the community center.

The state Department of Commerce’s Small Business Innovation Fund grant was announced at the Monday, Nov. 14, Town Council meeting.

Clerk Meri Jane Bohn applied for the grant at the end of August with engineer Steve Nelson’s help.

Center upgrades will ensure a safer environment for employees and renters, officials said. Renovations will include: a new roof, new floors, new windows and updates to the office space

The library will also be renovated included.

“We recognized the dilapidated severe conditions of t...