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BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — Back in July of 2023, the city of Bay Village temporarily shut down its basketball court in Reese Park after an altercation there—when a gunshot was fired.We’ve now learned the city has since moved forward with plans to remove the remaining basketball courts altogether and convert them entirely into pickleball courts.
"There's a great demand. We have four courts down at Reese Park—we converted to tennis courts a few years ago. And the residents need more. So, the sport continues to grow. The younger kids, the children of this community are now playing," Dan Enovitch, Director of Parks and Rec City of Bay Village, said.While some caution tape is still in place—crews are finalizing work to transform the former full basketball court into four more pickleball courts.
A councilperson confirmed the administration wanted to convert the court to pickleball courts regardless of a vote.Several months back— in a 6-1 vote council authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement for the conversion."We're excited. We're looking forward to meeting the needs of the residents. We get a lot of feedback from residents regarding the pickleball courts," Enovitch said.
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