Parks & Recreation

Parks and Recreation encompasses a wide range of activities with many excellent recreational opportunities offered throughout the City of Valley. There's the  Valley Community Center, a 54,000 sq.ft., state-of-the-art recreational facility located at 130 Sportsplex Drive  and there's the Sportsplex. Many people confuse the Community Center and the Sportsplex, but they are different facilities. Part of the City of Valley Community Center Complex, the Sportsplex is surrounded by 5 multi-use atheletic fields and is located just past the Community Center. 

The Community Center is not the only recreational opportunity in Valley:

For more information call (334) 756-5290. 

contact:

Parks & Recreation Department Head:  E-Mail: Laurie Blount   Phone: (334) 756-5281

Announcements

Registration for Fall Sports

Registration for Fall Sports for Valley Parks & Recreation and Valley Recreation Parent's Association will be from July 12th - August 16th at the Valley Community Center.

Fall Sports Information (pdf)

Fall Sports Registration Form (pdf)

Scheduling/management of city rental properties and facilities

Please contact Kathy Edge for scheduling the use of the following City properties and facilities:

  • Shawmut Kindergarten
  • Riverview School Cafeteria
  • Concession  Stands Rentals

This also includes future properties, such as the new amphitheater or the Shawmut Airport property, that may later be determined to be available for rent. This does not include the lease/rental of the City's mill properties, which are handled by Jim Jones, Executive Director of the Community Development Corporation.

Mrs. Edge may be reached at (334) 756-5280. Mr. Jones may be reached at (334) 756-5273.

Rails-To-Trails

The Rails-To-Trails is a 7 mile walking, jogging, and biking trail that was built on top of the railbed of the old Chattahoochee Vally Railroad. It stretches from the Shawmut Mill Village to the Riverview Mill Village and passes the majority of the 18 historic landmarks in the city. Read about it at the Rails-To-Trails Conservancy. Also, read an interview with Councilman Jim Jones by the/Managing Editor of Rails To Trails.

Valley is continuing to improve the Rails-To-Trails. We received ADECA Grants from the Recreational Trails Program for 'development and maintenance adding amenities'.

  • Two parking lots have been added in the Riverview Community to allow access to the trail and landscape lighting has been added to the Horace King Memorial Covered Bridge that spans Moore's Creek in the Langdale Community. 
  • Trail signage will be installed in the latter part of 2009

Rails-To-Trails Brochure (pdf) 

News

There is no deadline for Girls Softball registration.

Registration Forms:

  • Girls Softball (pdf)
 
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