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2 permanent closures that I know about:
Desert Ice Castle in Cathedral City, CA near Palm Springs (Coachella Valley's only ice skating rink):
Ice-Plex in Escondido, CA (San Diego County):
In danger of closing:
Chavez Community Center ice rink in Santa Fe, NM (home of Santa Fe FSC & Desert Ice FSC):
Any others?
Desert Ice Castle in Cathedral City, CA near Palm Springs (Coachella Valley's only ice skating rink):
Desert's only ice skating rink announces it's closing for good, blames COVID-19
Desert Ice Castle, which filed for bankruptcy in 2018, announced Friday it was closing its doors due to economic impacts of COVID-19
www.desertsun.com
Ice-Plex in Escondido, CA (San Diego County):
Ice-Plex Escondido shuts down for good
Officials with Ice-Plex Escondido announced Thursday that the facility, located on 555 N. Tulip St., is shutting down effective immediately.
www.10news.com
In danger of closing:
Chavez Community Center ice rink in Santa Fe, NM (home of Santa Fe FSC & Desert Ice FSC):
City officials consider keeping Chavez Center ice skating rink closed
The Parks and Recreation Department is preparing to open portions of the recreation center with reduced hours July 13.
www.santafenewmexican.com
“Nobody wants to eliminate services and remove the ice rink, but we do have a financial crisis like we’ve not seen before due to the [coronavirus] pandemic,” John Muñoz, the city’s parks and recreation director, said Monday.
Muñoz emphasized no decisions have been made and that repurposing the ice skating rink, which he said is the section of the Chavez Center that loses the most money, is one of several ideas under consideration. Other options on the table include raising rates and creating a fund to which people could donate money “to keep that wonderful program going,” he said.
Muñoz said the ice rink loses on average $336,000 annually, based on five years of data.
Any others?
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