Hamilton Rec serves as key umbrella for recreational needs

History of local nonprofit tells tale of serving community

  • Aurora 4-Diamond Sports built this new four-field complex on Highway 14 near Streeter Park in 2009.
    Aurora 4-Diamond Sports built this new four-field complex on Highway 14 near Streeter Park in 2009.
  • New tennis and pickelball courts debuted in Streeter Park in 2018 after a successful Aurora Tennis LLC campaign.
    New tennis and pickelball courts debuted in Streeter Park in 2018 after a successful Aurora Tennis LLC campaign.

    A nonprofit entity created nearly 40 years ago to help enhance Aurora’s recreational facilities is working to add another project beneath its already broad umbrella. Hamilton Recreation Inc. has a history dating back to 1984, when community leaders saw the need for a funding mechanism that could help provide activities for youth as well as the community at large. Though the initial skating rink p…