Submitted by Betty Ingram The city of Orange Beach will host a weekend of festivities Saturday and Sunday, followed by a ribbon-cutting Monday to open the new Teen Center in the city's Recreation Complex.
"We are very excited about the facility and the programs that we are going to be able to offer our teens," Orange Beach Mayor Pete Blalock said. "It is critical that we keep this age group involved in programs and activities, and we want to thank Sen. Richard Shelby, Sen. Jeff Sessions and Congressman Jo Bonner for their help in securing the grant for us to develop this program."
In September 2006, the City Council accepted a $300,000 Department of Justice grant that paid for half of the cost of the Teen Center and an adjacent skate park, construction of which is slated to begin later this year or in 2009.
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