The City of Monroe’s recreation community centers are vital public assets that serve a range of functions daily. The centers provide facilities for sports and recreation, community gathering and organizing, training and learning valuable skills, celebrations and events, and safety and refuge for those in need. These community centers are recognized as safe places by the National Safe Place Organization and when needed, they are used as shelters during times of disaster.
The vision for the Harvey H. Benoit site is to create a world-class sports facility within a great public park. Benoit is the oldest and largest of the community centers and its many interior spaces are of vital daily use to the citizens of Monroe.