Public attends Cayucos Veteran's Hall kickoff rehab event

After sitting empty for six years, work will begin on the historic Cayucos Veteran's Hall building.

The Cayucos Veteran’s Hall rehabilitation project is about to begin, and the public was invited to the kickoff event on Friday.

The Vet’s Hall, formerly the Cass Warehouse, is located at the base of the Cayucos Pier, a popular tourist destination. The warehouse was constructed by Capt. James Cass in 1875 and, in recent years, the facility had been an important community and event center, though it was deemed structurally unsound in 2016 and has sat empty ever since.

Cayucos Veterans Hall restoration can begin

After sitting empty for six years, rehabilitation can begin at the historic Cayucos Veterans Hall.

In a 5-0 vote, San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved accepting funding from multiple sources to be used to rehabilitate the Cayucos Veterans Memorial Hall.

With the critical vote, supervisors accepted an additional $4.8 million in grants and donations and approved moving forward with the Cayucos Veterans Hall Rehabilitation project. This funding, together with the previously accepted $2.2 million in grants, allows the county to begin rehabilitation of the project by utilizing a total of $7 million dollars in grants and donations. The project is expected to take 14-18 months to complete with total cost expected to be just over $11 million.

Two Cayucos projects getting funding in state budget

Two Cayucos projects are getting much-needed funding, thanks to the recent passage of the state budget.

Cayucos Veterans Hall - $1 million will assist in badly needed renovations for a historic community center, in order to maintain operations of the facility for community use.

Toro Coast Preserve Project – $1.5 million appropriated to the Cayucos Land Conservancy to acquire 2,250 acres of coastal land threatened by estate development between Cayucos and Morro Bay and create a new open space preserve for hiking and other recreation, with low-impact, low-cost camping and trail connection to the beach.

State Senator John Laird said the two projects are part of more than $60 million earmarked for projects on the Central Coast.