Community Recreation Center

For over a year, the School District of South Milwaukee has been leading a community recreation center committee to discuss if the community of South Milwaukee is interested in building a stand-alone Community Recreation Center, and if so, what it should include. The current fitness center and the walking track are open to the public during the day and that is not advisable with the current school safety guidelines. It also means that activities for seniors and young families cannot be held during school hours, as the schools are in use. The South Milwaukee School Board had a vision in 2022 that a stand-alone community center would allow for a space for students to gather after school, expand the offerings of our current recreation department, add a community pool, and provide some needed gym space for community groups to use. They started to set aside funds within Fund 80, the Community Service Fund, to plan ahead for a center. During the entire process, community members have shared over and over again what a loss it was to the community when the YMCA closed and asked a number of times about pursuing opening it again, as it was such a vital part of the community. Click below to learn about these efforts.