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Rowlett council backs Community Park plan, urges soils test before rink demolition
Summary
Council signaled support for relocating the roller-hockey rink displaced by the municipal complex to Community Park and for pursuing a secondary access via Rainey Road while staff completes soil testing and design work; hockey players and parents urged council not to tear down the existing rink before a replacement is built.
Rowlett City Council on Monday signaled support for placing a replacement roller-hockey rink at Community Park and for pursuing a secondary access along Rainey Road, while staff completes soil testing and design work before demolition of the current rink at Hereford Park.
The move comes after weeks of public pressure from Rowlett Hockey League players, parents and board members who urged the council not to remove the existing rink until a replacement is fully ready. "Wait to tear the existing rink down before the new one can be built," said Jonathan Blakey, a Rowlett Hockey League board member, coach and parent.
Deputy City Manager Christoph Bauer described staff’s preferred location and timeline during…
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