ARTICLE FROM THE CONNECTION, BY JOHN EDWARDS.

COLLINGWOOD – Deputy Mayor Rick Lloyd has concerns over Central Park cost.

Council currently has a plan for a recreation centre at Central Park, which would include a renovated YMCA pool and a twin ice pad arena.

Lloyd said the plan is a great plan but says the $35 million price tag is too hefty.

"I have concerns with the price tag," he said.

Lloyd believes council is committed to doing something this term but says it has to be affordable. 

FROM BAYSHORE BROADCASTING: by Catherine Thompson

It will be a few more weeks before Collingwood council makes any decisions on the Central Parkplan.

At a strategic planning session at the library last week, council asked staff to prepare some motions for next week.
But on Monday -- staff asked for more time to provide the information so the resolutions will now be prepared for the July 16th meeting.

ARTICLE FROM SIMCOE.COM BY JOHN EDWARDS

COLLINGWOOD – What does the future hold for the proposed Central Park recreation centre?

Council will decide in two weeks when staff brings forward recommendations.

Members of council had an opportunity to express their views and concerns on the proposed project at a workshop at the Collingwood Public Library on Monday.

The Central Park Revitalization Steering Committee created a $35-million plan that will include two new ice pads, a six-lane pool at the YMCA and community space. The plan also calls for connecting all of the facilities together, including the curling club.

COLLINGWOOD - Councillors will decide in two weeks the future for Central Park.

At a wide-ranging, two-hour session on Monday, councillors debated, analyzed and picked apart the proposal to redevelop the park into the site of a multi-use recreational facility.

The plan, as outlined by a steering committee over a 10-month-long process, would see the YMCA and the curling club tied into a larger building that would be home to a double-ice pad and community space. The plan would also see the Y build a 25-metre, six-lane pool suitable for competitive swimming; that plan has been in the works for several years, and the previous council committed $1.5 million - which is still sitting in a reserve account - toward a new pool.