The Lindon Recreation Centre could be torn down next year, as city council will be voting on demolishing the facility as part of its 2023 general capital budget.

$160,000 has been set aside in the proposed capital budget to decommission and demolish the recreation centre, a move that is being recommended by city staff.

City manager Mike Noel said the facility costs roughly $140,000 annually to operate, and only generates about $20,000 per year in facility rentals.

Noel said an architects’ study from 2014 estimated the costs to bring the Lindon Rec Centre to modern standards would cost $900,000, and that inflation has likely increased that price tag.

The Lindon Rec Centre is one of the facilities that would be replaced by the $58-million dollar multiplex that has been proposed for the city. The multiplex would also replace the Lord Beaverbrook Arena, the Golden Hawk Recreation Centre, and the MVHS indoor pool.