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Marylou Berg, Communication Manager, 240-314-8105
Rockville Senior Center to Reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3
Operations Will Return to Normal; Renovation Work Continues
ROCKVILLE, Md., December 30, 2011—The Rockville Senior Center will reopen as scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 3, following a two-week closure while the carpet was removed for new flooring installation.
All operations at the Senior Center will return to normal. The work to renovate and expand the center will continue.
The $1.9 million project to expand the Senior Center began in December 2010. Work at the center includes a 6,000-square-foot addition and a 4,000-square-foot renovation that is expected to be completed this winter.
The work includes expansion of the existing fitness center to include a separate entrance lobby, an exercise room with attached storage, a fitness area with storage, a locker room and changing area, and renovation of the administrative offices.
The additional space at the center will allow staff to open exercise classes to more people, make room for more state-of-the-art fitness equipment and provide more opportunities for larger and varied events because the classroom will be converted to a large multi-purpose room.
The City first acquired the building, which once served as a Montgomery County Public Schools elementary, in the early 1980s. The Rockville Senior Center opened in 1982. Since then, there have been three renovations at the building, including converting it to a senior center, enclosing an open-air courtyard into the current lounge area and adding a sunroom.
The Senior Center provides support services to anyone age 60 and older and to their families who may need assistance. To learn more about the renovation or the center, call Terri Hilton at 240-314-8802 or email thilton@rockvillemd.gov.
For more information on Winter Senior programs, classes, activities, services and events, please visit the Rockville Senior Center on the web at www.rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter/ or call the front the front desk of the center at 240-314-8800.
