There will likely be a lot of discussion this election regarding neighborhood versus regional recreational services.  APEX, for the most part, has implemented a more sub-regional recreational strategy.  That is, APEX has centralized and offered services so that it can operate efficiently and provide high quality recreational services to as many people as possible.   An opposing position, although more expensive, would be to build neighborhood recreation centers across the district that would provide fitness, swimming, and other recreational activities.  The reality of this position is that is not financially feasible to build neighborhood recreational centers and maintain existing APEX facilities and programs without a tremendous tax increase to the Arvada Community !!  The other option, of course, would be to provide a neighborhood center in only one neighborhood while hood-winking the rest of the district community into thinking theirs is just around the corner.    This strategy would also be devastating to the existing sub-regional facilities.

Since the APEX District is only 30% supported by district property taxes the remaining 70% must be generated by fees, fundraising programs, adverstising, and partnerships.   The APEX staff work hard every day to keep fees low, stay within budget and be fiscally smart, and yet provide the best possible recreational programs possible to our community.

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Did you know that……
The Arvada Tennis Center was awarded the E.L. Griffey Award for 2009, from the Colorado Tennis Association as the Facility of the Year for its years of service working to promote tennis within the community and beyond. Historically, the Tennis Center, operated by APEX PRD, has consistently ranked among the top 5 facilities for league participation in the state, which is truly amazing considering it is a seasonal facility. The scope of our program is made possible by APEX’s Brent Anderson and his staff’s commitment to excellent tennis. No other agency in the Denver Metro area does what we do without having access to indoor courts. To read more about the award, visit www.coloradotennis.com and see the winter issue of Colorado Tennis magazine, which lists all award recipients. The official award will be presented at the annual Hall of Fame Gala at the end of January.
and that………………..
Bob Jones, Apex Ice Arena Supervisor, has been awarded the Ice Skating Institute Merit Award for demonstrating excellence in promoting ISI membership, programs and activities in 2009. This award is for supervising, training, and developing quality staff and operations for ice arenas.
These are just some of the awards that continue to recognize the high quality facilities and staff that Arvada and APEX offer to our community. More about our facilities can be found at www.apexprd.org.

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