SYLACAUGA, Ala. – The Sylacauga Planning Commission will hold a special called meeting on Thursday, Aug. 28, starting at 5:00 p.m. in the Faye Hosey Chambers at City Hall. The subject at hand is the most important plan for recreation facilities in the city’s history.
“We are asking our Parks and Recreation family to attend this meeting Thursday,” explained Steve Masters, Executive Director of Sylacauga Parks and Recreation. “As most of you are aware, we have been discussing this location since 2023 and our first meeting about the site approval was in October of that year. We are in the final design phases of the project, and at this point, we are at a standstill to finish the design until the site is officially approved.”
Masters added, “Each month this project is delayed is another month that kids are not learning how to swim, parents have to decide which one of their kids’ games they are going to because we have to use multiple gyms all over town, teams don’t have enough courts to practice on, seniors don’t have access to water aerobics, water therapy, and a climate-controlled walking track to stay active. Finally, it’s another month that kids don’t have somewhere to play after school because our one gym is fully scheduled with programs.”
