Work begins on new parking area

Lufkin — The Lufkin Daily News is reporting; there will soon be more elbow room for East Texans attending events at Lufkin's Pitser Garrison Civic Center.

Construction has begun on a new parking lot taking shape just north of the Museum of East Texas, but it's just the beginning of the $6.8 million project.

Soon, work begins on a new shelter with a full-sized kitchen, showers and laundry facilities as well as an enlarged foyer and a large conference room.

 Financing for the expansion came from money allocated for Hurricane Ike reconstruction.

To read more on the civic center's improvements; head to The Lufkin Daily News website: http://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/article_bcb6af54-854e-11e0-9d9d-001cc4c002e0.html