De Soto School District and the De Soto city officials are working together to see if it’s feasible to build a civic center, and they are asking local residents to complete an online survey to gauge their interest in the project.
De Soto city and school officials also want to know what sorts of recreational, educational and entertainment activities residents would like the civic center to offer.
The deadline to complete the survey is June 30. The survey may be complete at surveymonkey.com/r/CDRNVYS.
The school district received a $25,250 grant from the Jefferson Foundation that is being used to pay the Rome Group of St. Louis to complete a feasibility study for the project.
Josh Isaacson, superintendent of De Soto schools, and Todd Melkus, the De Soto city manager, said an approximately 3-acre piece of property the school district owns on Vineland School Road between Vineland Elementary School and North Park complex is being considered for the center
For more information, go to the website at desotocivic.org.