More than a week-and-a-half into their reopenings, the Breckenridge and Silverthorne recreation centers are planning on tweaking operations to accommodate more recreators and to provide more offerings amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking Wednesday morning, June 24, town of Breckenridge Recreation Director Scott Reid said since the public rec center’s reopening on June 10, operations have gone very smoothly, with recreators showing up ready to workout in the center’s 75-minute time blocks after pre-registering.
Starting next week, on Wednesday, July 1, Reid said the recreation center will bump up daily opening hours by 90 minutes, to 5:30 a.m., in turn offering one more 75-minute workout slot per day. With the change, Reid said, the center will make a slight change to its cleaning approach to serve more guests throughout the day.
Also, come July 1, the recreation center will begin selling passes again. That means those recreators who are not existing passholders for the first time will be able to use the facility if they purchase new passes. Reid said that goes for anyone, whether they be Summit County locals, seasonal residents or visitors. Walk-in guests will not be permitted.
As of Wednesday, Reid said, the recreation center is still requiring recreators to wear a mask while working out indoors. He said this is pursuant to the town of Breckenridge’s ordinance.
“There’s been really good compliance,” he said. “I know the mask thing has been an issue for some, but that’s our stance currently until some other things change. … Once the town’s ordinance changes, we’d be open to that (change), but we are not going to be the ones setting the policy.
“As a community, masks are so important in our town because we welcome the world,” Reid added. “We bring people from all over. And the only way to remain open, for the community to function, we have to prevent spread, if that’s the best way to do it we’re all about it.”
