A Tuesday afternoon groundbreaking at Hoffman Park heralded the coming of the New Albany South Recreation Center – a project that’s been envisioned for years.
Nestled in Albany’s South End neighborhood, the Hoffman Recreation Center has seen better days, says Mayor Kathy Sheehan: “We have known that this is a substandard facility for decades, and I can’t defend it. It was here before I became mayor. But I was always committed to figuring out how we could create a place that our kids didn’t just use, but that they could really celebrate. And that was the opportunity that was presented when the American Rescue Plan passed.”
The city allocated $2 million from its federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to renovate the mid-20th century facility, making a major investment in part of the city that’s historically been underinvested in…