to begin looking into an expansion at the Boys & Girls Club's current site neighboring Arovista Park.

Proposed recreational uses of the Brea Dam area will be the topic of a public hearing tonight before the Fullerton Community Services Commission. Most of the land is a wildlife area, but parts of it could be developed for recreational use, said Wes Morgan, superintendent of the Community Services Department. "It's about as open a space as you get in an urbanized area," he said.

After more than 10 years of raffles, bake sales and auctions, various Scout groups were finally able to raise enough money to launch the first phase of renovations of Brea's Old City Hall into a Scout center. About 100 people attended a recent renovation-demolition party to kick offceremony set for 1 to 4 p.m. July 27 will commemorate the completion of the facility, which has been planned for nearly 20 years.

The City Council today will consider issuing $6 million in bonds to pay for the Brea Community Center, under construction next to City Hall. Groundbreaking for the nearly $7-million center was put on hold by the council in December in response to the collapse of the county-run investment pool. Work on the 54,000-square-foot center began in February, when city officials decided the project still was economically feasible.

A construction site for the city's community center received a splash of color over the weekend when children from local schools and youth groups painted a series of murals illustrating life in Brea. The "You Gotta Have Art!" project