Roaring Spring Borough Council Cancels Recreation Contract with YMCA

Roaring Spring borough council voted Monday night to end its recreation contract with the Garver Memorial YMCA. The contract was worth about $18,000 and would have auto-renewed in January.

The matter was raised by President Rodney Green at the regular meeting Oct. 12. Green repeatedly stressed that the decision indicated that council wants to review its options for funding recreation, and was not to be taken as a criticism of the YMCA or its programs.

“The message is important that we are not being critical,” Green said. “But it is time for a different approach.”

President Green suggested that...