La Crosse Center making changes because of virus

Many people who work for the city of La Crosse could be going back to the office, starting Tuesday. 

City Hall, the La Crosse Center, and the Main Street Library are among the government buildings closed by COVID-19 which will reopen, at least for limited hours. 

Art Fahey, the La Crosse Center manager, says his employees will have to prove that they’re well enough to work, partly by having their temperature tested twice a day.    

La Crosse Center public hours will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and tours of the building for now will be confined to areas not under construction, which mainly leaves the South Hall and the ballroom.  

Going back to a ball game or a concert after the COVID-19 shutdown could be a very different experience than before. 

Dave Guepfer, the food and beverage manager for the center, tells the La Crosse Center Board that getting food and drinks at concession stands will be made more sanitary.

For example, ketchup and mustard will come in packets, instead of in large squeeze bottles.    

Guepfer says some buffet-style dining may be a “thing of the past.”

If you want meatballs at a center event, you may have to ask a server to bring them on a plate instead of taking them yourself from a large tray.