Stay Up To Date On The Greenwich Ice Rink Replacement Project

GREENWICH, CT — The Town of Greenwich has established a dedicated website to keep the public informed about the Greenwich skating rink replacement project.

The current facility, which is located on Sue Merz Way on a site shared with Strazza Field, was built as an outdoor rink in 1971 and was designated as the Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink in 1976. Over the years, additions were made to the building such as a roof, exterior walls and spectator seating. However, the facility has had a number of issues, such as a notably substandard ice size and inadequate, aging and non-code-compliant equipment, building systems and fixtures.

A new rink is proposed for the site. In the approved budgets for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Representative Town Meeting and Board of Estimate and Taxation voted to provide funds to retain architects to develop preliminary plans for the new rink. After a competitive selection process, SLAM Collaborative of Glastonbury, Conn. was chosen as architects to design the new facility.

A pre-application to Planning & Zoning is expected to be submitted soon. To see a preliminary schedule of project milestones, and to keep up to date with the latest developments on the project, click here.