City Council notes

From the Sept. 7 work session

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 10:22 a.m. (0)

Changes are coming to Greenville’s community centers.

City Parks and Recreation Director Dana Souza told members of the Greenville City Council that all non-academic elements of the after-school programs at the city’s community centers will be eliminated this fall.

The department will eliminate after-school program and senior programming at the Juanita Butler Community Center and turn it into a teen center. The YWCA, which is across the street from the center, will provide after-school programming for children, Souza said. Senior programs will be based at the David Hellams Community Center, he said.  Continue reading...

 

City considers work where residents play

Greenville's community centers need millions to upgrade

JUNE 2, 2011 10:08 a.m. (0)

Greenville’s five community centers were once at the heart of the city’s recreation program.

But the neighborhood facilities that encircle the city’s downtown have deteriorated through years from inattention and deferred maintenance.

All of the centers – West Greenville, Nicholtown, Juanita Butler on Burns Court across from Greenville High, Bobby Pearce on Townes Street Extension and David Hellams on Spartanburg Street – need extensive repairs, have limited or no handicapped accessibility and have drainage issues.  Continue reading...

 

City ponders community centers

Construction drawings for David Hellams could be done by end of year

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 11:20 a.m. (0)

Construction drawings for improvements to the David Hellams Community Center could be finished by the end of the year, but some members of the Greenville City Council say the city should decide what role the community centers will play in recreation before spending up to a million dollars on the project.

City Parks and Recreation Director Dana Souza showed council five options for fixing up the center on Spartanburg Street – ranging from $654,189 to $998,194.

The city has five community centers.  Continue reading...