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Families, skating clubs urge Albpharetta to help keep The Cooler ice rink open amid owner’s plan to add pickleball
Summary
Dozens of residents, coaches and parents urged Alpharetta’s elected officials on Feb. 24 to help preserve The Cooler, the city’s only downtown ice rink, after the rink’s owner proposed converting ice sheets to pickleball courts, a move speakers said would displace youth hockey and figure‑skating programs.
Scores of residents, parents and coaches addressed the Alpharetta City Council on Feb. 24 to urge city help preserving The Cooler, a privately owned ice rink in Alpharetta, after the rink’s owner signaled plans to convert ice sheets to pickleball courts.
Speakers — including parents, a long‑time coach and board members of Atlanta Fire Hockey Club and the Atlanta Figure Skating Club — recounted decades of local ice programming, regional competition and youth development tied to the rink. The comments stressed the rink’s role in youth hockey tryouts, figure‑skating training and developmental programs and raised concerns about the loss of the only Alpharetta ice facility.
"For 28 years, the Cooler has served as the home to the Atlanta Fire Hockey Club," said Natasha Carey, a board member…
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