Ridgefield Winter Club Outlines Plans Via New Website & Facebook Page
The Ridgefield Winter Club (RWC) today launched its new website (www.ridgefieldwinterclub.com)and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SupportRWC) that details the community-wide benefits this project will bring to Ridgefield.
“The Ridgefield Winter Club will fill the seasonal void that currently exists in our town,” RWC Founder Bud Brown said. “We’re proud to help create a premier facility that offers a safe, interactive, social environment for children and families to connect with one another through a range of indoor and outdoor activities.”
The website – which will be updated continually – provides community residents with a new resource to learn more about the vision that will transform the old, deteriorating Pinchbeck Nursery into a strong family-focused facility that will include an outdoor ice rink, as well as indoor recreational activities. The RWC’s Facebook page provides additional information about the project, answers to questions from the community, and outlines ways to support the dynamic vision for what will become an important part of the Ridgefield community. In addition to visual and architectural renderings of the RWC, the website features information about how the RWC will use proven lighting technology to keep all of the light on the RWC property; use measures intended to eliminate any potential noise effects outside of the property lines; keep all parking on-property; and care for the local environment.
The RWC’s ice rink and Clubhouse will be open 7 days a week from November through March. In April-May and September-October, the ice rink will be closed and the Clubhouse will operate on a reduced 3-4 day a week schedule. The entire RWC will be closed June, July, and August. On weekdays, from November through March, the ice rink will open for skating at 7 a.m., and hockey at 8 a.m., and all recreational activities on the ice will end by 9:45 p.m., or earlier. The ice rink will open at 8 a.m. on weekends and all recreational activities on the ice will end by 9:45 p.m., or earlier. The Clubhouse will close by 11 p.m., or earlier.
“The current legal nonconforming use of the site is for a commercial retail nursery in a residential area,” Brown said. “Transforming this old, deteriorating nursery into an attractive, freshly landscaped facility will replace the existing nonconforming land use with a conforming use allowed by special permit, thereby aligning with current town zoning priorities. And through this transformation, we will bring a full range of positive economic benefits to Ridgefield by creating jobs and generating an estimated five times the amount of tax revenue currently paid by the site to help fund vital town services.
“As a continuation of our ongoing community outreach, I invite residents to check out our website and Facebook page to learn more about the ways in which the Ridgefield Winter Club is designed to be an asset to the town,” Brown added. “We truly understand the importance of being good stewards of the community where we live and work, and know that the RWC will strengthen the community for years to come.”
For more information, please visit www.ridgefieldwinterclub.com or www.facebook.com/SupportRWC