For over 10 years our local community fitness center has been the only place for drop in basketball. Lots of older youth and adults come in regulary. For over 10 years the gym was open several times a week at night for adults. Since COVID the gym has been frequently closed, often for several months at a time. When it was reopened, it was decided to cut down our basketball drop in time significantly. Then our hours were further constricted, until finally it was decided to cut basketball down to once a week. Even though this sport is in high demand, they refuse to allot any more than 1:30 hours a week. Meanwhile, there are over 10 hours dedicated to pickleball, and another 10 for children's basketball where the gym is consistently almost empty. The time that used to be alloted to drop in basketball is now instead reserverd for those who rent the gym privately, which is very expensive and renders our memberships essentially useless. Please sign this petition so we can have the  basketball hours we have been asking for for the last few years. This is the only place in our entire community. 

Thank you.