Scout House receives $1 million city backing
A rendering of the new Senior & Scout Community Center, which is designed by architect Louie Tomaro. Courtesy City of Manhattan Beach The City Council on Tuesday night pledged $1 million towards the construction of a new Scout House and senior community center, a move intended to spur fundraising for the public-private partnership the city has formed with the non-profit Friends of Senior & Scout Community Center. “Any time you get a brand new building — and we will control 50 percent of it for our use, on our property — we are ahead of the game,” said Councilperson Richard Montgomery. “It’s an historic opportunity,” said Councilperson David Lesser. The non-profit, which estimates the total cost of building a new, 7,000 sq. ft. Scout House at between $3.1 and $3.7 million, had requested $1 million from the city as well as the waiving of $445,000 in so-called “soft costs” and in-kind services associated with the building — including plan checks, inspections, engineering, and construction management. Julie Justus McGinity, a board member for Friends of the Scout House, said that while the non-profit has raised $1.2 million toward the project already, the city’s contribution was…
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