How about that Ice Rink in Green River? One resident spoke about the plan to the city council Tuesday night. Kelly Davis is in support for the rink. She said members of the Sweetwater County Figure Skating Association fight for ice time while the natural ice rink at the Rock Springs Recreation Center is operating. Despite being an artificial polymer, which does not melt, the fake ice would work just as well as the real thing for figure skating and hockey, Davis said. Many skaters are forced to travel to Salt Lake City for ice time during the summer months, when the Rock Springs Recreation Center closes its rink and Davis thinks this would be a good opportunity for the city to give ice skaters a year round facility. Because of the lack of local ice, skaters and hockey players in Sweetwater County are at a disadvantage in regional competitions. “We’re losing out because we don’t have the ice time available,” Davis said. She added the rink would bring other groups into the area. Councilman Tom McCullough suggested Davis provide a petition with at least 500 names in support of the rink’s creation.
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