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Updated: 11:29 AM Mar 25, 2010
Clean-Up Still Underway at South Charleston Recreation Center
It could be two more weeks before the bottom floor of the South Charleston Recreation Center is back open to the public.
Posted: 2:03 PM Mar 15, 2010Reporter: Anna Baxter Email Address: anna.baxter@wsaz.com |
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UPDATE: Thursday, March @ 11:20am
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- It could be two more weeks before the bottom floor of the South Charleston Recreation Center is back open to the public.
South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens tells WSAZ.com cleanup crews are making good progress, but there's still more work to be done.
The rec center closed earlier this month when flood waters hit the bottom floor. The upper level of the center has since re-opened, but it could be a couple of more weeks before the bottom level re-opens.
The mayor says the city is also sprucing up the rec center during the down time. The pool has been drained and crews are in the process of painting it. Crews are also painting other areas of the center and re-tiling some of the floors.
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The South Charleston Recreation Center is closed Monday after flood waters hit early Saturday morning.
According to an employee, the damage couldn't be assessed until the water started receding on Monday.
Mayor Frank Mullens tells WSAZ.com it could be two or three weeks before the rec center completely re-opens.
Mullens says the city has a flood plan in place so when something like this happens crews are ready to respond. That keeps the damage minimal, Mullens said.
Under the plan, furniture, equipment, supplies and the portable basketball floor are moved upstairs.
Mayor Mullens tells WSAZ.com the city is going to take advantage of the down time and spruce up the rec center. The city has planned to make some improvements for a while and now there's time to do it, Mullens said.
The city plans to do a lot of painting and replace some of the bathroom tiles during the next two weeks.
Mayor Mullens says he hopes the fitness center will re-open in the next few days.
As of Monday afternoon, the rec center was still without power. An employee says they have the telephones working off generators.
Latest Comments
god i hope it gets cleaned up asap!! i'll die with no zumba :(
I sure hope it is open soon! I love the Zumba classes they hold there.
I was thinking of joining last week - glad i decided not to. Seems to be closed for flooding or High School games more than it is open.
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