(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

At the weekly work session for the Beaver County Commissioners on Wednesday, Parks & Recreation Director Tony Caltury addressed the issue forthcoming regarding ice usage at the Beaver County Ice Arena in Fallston. The summer season usually means a down period for the user groups at the Ice Arena, and it potentially could mean a shift in revenue.

“There’s been years we’ve closed the ice and started melting it at the end of April,” Caltury said. “I met with our user groups…last year we saw not a lot of contracted usage during the month of May.” Caltury said that the major issue lies in the seasons ending for groups like the Beaver County Badgers and local high school hockey teams. The only major group that uses the ice in the summer is the figure skating club, for which “it’s an important time for them” as Caltury stated at the work session.

“If we could get 15 contracted hours per week, it would make sense to remain open during May,” Caltury said. “Right now we only have seven contracted hours per that week…if we don’t get to that number, my recommendation would be to stop on May 15.” He did state, though, that the search to reach the quota of 15 hours per week minimum is still being sold to user groups of interest.