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Recreation director updates council on growth in youth and adult programs at ODD community center
Summary
A community center program director briefed the Richmond City Council during audience comments on expanding youth leagues, growing pickleball and adult open-gym participation, and upcoming events and programs.
During the audience comment portion of the Richmond City Council meeting on Feb. 17, Lisa, program director at the ODD community center, told the council the center’s sports and drop-in programs are growing and drawing participants from outside Richmond.
“Hello. My name is Lisa. I live on 36260 Chaski Street. I just wanted to come in today and just introduce myself to some of the council that isn't familiar with me,” Lisa said as she described current and planned programming. She said a youth basketball league is running smoothly and that pickleball sessions for seniors and adults have become “very consistent,” with Thursday nights especially busy. Lisa also said an outside youth volleyball program is bringing increased visitors who patronize local businesses.
Lisa listed weekly programming at the ODD: Harmony Homeschool uses the building most weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Macomb Family Services runs an after-school program from about 3 to 5 p.m.; pickleball runs in the evenings; teen open gym operates Sundays from about 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; and weekend leagues for youth run on Saturdays. She said the center is considering increasing adult open gym from twice a month to three times a month because of higher demand.
She outlined planned future offerings including additional adult volleyball, a youth soccer skills camp, camps and clinics, a “mommy-and-me” program for spring, preschool sports samplers for summer, and private-skill lessons if instructors can be found. Lisa also said the center purchased three game tables to offer non-sport alternatives for after-school attendees.
Council members acknowledged the update before moving on to the agenda. No council action was taken on the matters Lisa raised; the remarks were part of the meeting’s public comment section.
