After looking at the multitude of options and the very recent ruling by US District Judge William Stickman IV striking down Governor Wolf’s limitations of persons for recreational gatherings. Mayor McDonald and City Council have determined to open the ice-skating rink for area hockey leagues on November 1st.
Because of the prior restrictions and uncertainty of how to operate under those restrictions we are behind schedule for the normal opening date of October 15th. In addition to the Hockey Leagues we have hopes the rink will be opening for open public skating as well by late November or early December.
The delay in open skate is for several reasons, the need to hire staff, and to develop a comprehensive plan to allow for skating while keeping the safety of the public and our employees in mind. The details for open skate will be released once they are finalized.
We, the members of City Council recognize that this Pandemic has negatively impacted everyone. And in our community where our residents utilize our parks and recreational services as a benefit of living in a rural area, we really wanted to make this happen for the public.
-City Council, City of Bradford.