After local residents from Afton View met with the Parks Department this fall, city staff is announcing that the Highwood Hills Rec Center will be open after school on Mondays and Wednesdays this winter starting in January. The Center will be open from about 3 - 7p with the times divided among age groups.
All the plans are not yet complete, but this is a major accomplishment for local residents after Highwood Hills was closed last year. There are an estimated 500+ young people at the apartment complexes between Lower Afton and the Totem Town Community Garden who had been left without a safe, warm indoor winter play area.
Given the budget situation for the city, it is not a done deal that this program will continue after this winter. If you are interested in helping District 1 seek additional foundation funding for this program, contact our office (651.501.6345).
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Yea, glad to see that it is reopening. How can we help the neighborhood engage in keeping it open?
We need to get a grant in the next year to pay to keep it open. Especially since the city budget is so bad, looking for private funding is the way to go. There is a Blue Cross Blue Shield program that would fit this project. If we could get some residents to help with grant writing, meeting with potential partners, that would be a huge help... other suggestions?
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