Recently South Huron Council heard a presentation in regards to recreation facilities.
That presentation included recommendations for recreation facilities moving forward, and now it looks like the Municipality is gearing up for a grant proposal from the Province and the Feds to make a new recreation centre a reality.
Councils’ current plan is slated to feature one ice pad, the possibility of a second, a gym, general-purpose space with a kitchen, a walking track, concession area an OPP community station and other amenities at an estimated $20-25 million dollar price tag.
But one group isn’t in favour of the proposed recreation centre from council.
The South Huron Community Group features community members, organization members, and business leaders, and they will be making a presentation to council tonight (Monday, Oct 7th)
Their presentation takes data from the former Community Hub Recreation Centre Project Steering Committee and has complied a recreation centre plan.
The group’s plan is for a twin ice pad, community space, a walking track, a gym, a fitness centre, and an indoor aquatic centre, at an estimated cost of $26.5 million.
Both plans see the Federal government and Province put up a bulk of the funds, while South Huron council has thrown an investment number of $7.5 million around.
The rest of the funds would be raised through community fundraising.
The South Huron Community Group currently has an online petition with close to 1000 signatures as of Friday.
The petition can be found at https://www.change.org/p/south-huron-community-south-huron-residents-deserve-recreation-and-programmed-services?recruiter=1007351075&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition
