July is National Park and Recreation Month, and in Roanoke, it’s a time to celebrate the places people play, the community members who support them, and the projects shaping the city’s future.

The city of Roanoke broke ground today for the Eureka Recreation Center.

The city along with architects hope to have a final design by March.

Roanoke City Parks and Recreation is looking for input ahead of the Eureka Recreation Center redevelopment project.

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Parks and Recreation is on track to receive more capital funding in the next three years than it did in the past two decades. Roanoke’s rec centers are the fabric of the city, but the fabric is tattered. Bette Ramsey is a recreation instructor at the Eureka Recreation Center and knows this first hand. Eureka is just one of seven recreation centers in the city, which along with two pools, date back more than 50 years. Improving the rec centers and pools is part of the city’s mission of equity for all.