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Work continues on the gym and running track inside Urbana Park District’s new health and wellness center at Prairie Park. The $16.1 million project is on schedule with officials indicating a soft opening in October or November ahead of a formal celebration in 2025.

Story — A-10. Bird-safe glass, to keep fowl from flying into the windows, on the second floor at the health and wellness center being built at Prairie Park in Urbana. Monday, June 10, 2024.



Bird-safe glass, to keep fowl from flying into the windows, on the second floor at the health and wellness center being built at Prairie Park in Urbana. Monday, June 10, 2024. The flooring for the gymnasium at the health and wellness center being built at Prairie Park in Urbana.

Monday, June 10, 2024. A CORE Construction employee heads into the health and wellness center being built on land that was previously softball diamonds at Prairie Park in Urbana. Monday, June 10, 2024.

To subscribe, click here. Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. Sign up for our daily newsletter here URBANA — Construction of the Urbana Park District’s new health and wellness center at Prairie Park continues to be on schedule, with Executive Director Tim Bartlett estimating the facility could have a soft opening in October or November.

They would then look to have more of a grand opening in January 2025. “We’re taking advantage of this time in between our brochures, our program guides, so that we .

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