HUBBARD — The Roosevelt gymnasium, formerly Roosevelt Elementary School, reopened Friday after nearly four months of construction to allow accessibility to the public.

The construction was for Phase One and Phase Two of the project, which required the building to be closed. Renovations for the first two phases included emptying remaining classrooms, installing pickleball courts and eliminating a set of bleachers.

The building is going to impact all facets of the community, according to Hubbard Youth Coalition Inc. President James Chaney. The gymnasium was priorly only used by athletic teams in the Hubbard Exempted Village School District.

“It’s going to impact the youth who typically did not have an indoor facility to work out in, hang out in (and) enjoy themselves (in) during the summer,” he said. “A lot of our kids had to go to different communities. As far as the seniors go, the seniors have a lot of resources in Hubbard, but this will give them a sense of belonging and also give them an athletic area to compete in, whether that’s for young or younger adults or if it’s seniors.”

He said the building will feature public events for all ages such as chair yoga and nutrition classes and will have a Kids Rock’N Lock-In tonight from 5 to 9. The volunteers will hand out coupons to the parents, allowing them to have a “date night” while their kids have fun at the lock-in.

Chaney also gave a speech, thanking those who assisted in the construction or donated time and funds toward the construction of the Roosevelt building.

Among those he thanked were the Hubbard Board of Education, the Roosevelt Community Partnership Inc., the Cody Pitts Foundation, Phil and Mary Catherine Mazi and BSHM Architects.

“I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done to make this possible,” Chaney said. “Everywhere I look in this room there’s people that contributed time, talent (and) treasure to make this happen and we truly appreciate it.”

Hubbard school board President Anna Martin thanked the Hubbard Youth Coalition and the community for their efforts to improve the Roosevelt building, which is owned by the board.

“It is pretty incredible what they’ve accomplished here and we are so appreciative for that but this is impossible without this community, without the unwavering support of this community and the very generous business donors that have gone above and beyond to support us,” she said.

Phases three, four and five still remain incomplete. Chaney said he hopes to see phase three started between October and November. He also said the Coalition still needs $20,000 more before they can move forward with the project.