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New Place To Go for Young People in Dover

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DOVER, Del. (AP) - A new facility has opened in Dover that will house a recreation center and a Boys & Girls Club.
 
Local news outlets report that the Kent County Levy Court and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dover opened the facility Wednesday after years of planning.
 
President and CEO of the state's Boys & Girls Clubs George Krupanski says the county contributed about $7 million to the project, while the nonprofit youth club contributed $5 million.
 
The recreation center side of the facility features a 30,000-square-foot gymnasium for sports including basketball and volleyball. The 7,000-sqaure-foot Boys & Girls Club side features rooms for day care and after-school programs.

The county and the nonprofit reached a shared-use agreement in 2012 that will allow both sides to use the other's facilities.

     
 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.