Construction of the Stanley White Recreation Center is progressing steadily

Gabby Sartori and Jordan Honeycutt

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NEW BERN, NC (WNCT) — Construction is nearly complete on the Stanley A. White Recreation Center, which originally began rebuilding after damage from Hurricane Florence in 2018.

The construction crews are approaching a milestone in their progress this week with plans to completely dry out the facility, creating a weatherproof facility. With this important step, there are only a few items left to complete.

According to New Bern City Manager Foster Hughes, the project must be completed by January 1.

“This will serve as a shelter in the future if we need to open one,” Hughes said. “But the current schedule is that we expect construction to be completed around December and the goal is to open the facility to the public on January 1.”

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