A controversial debate continues over the future of the Weddington Golf and Tennis Center in Studio City.
A controversial debate continued Wednesday over the future of the Weddington Golf and Tennis Center in Studio City.More than 200 people on both sides of the issue spoke at a public hearing on Harvard-Westlake's plans to convert the land into a park and sports complex. If approved, it will still be open to the public, when not in use by the students.
In 2017, Harvard Westlake purchased the property. Their plans include two soccer fields, a track, basketball court, swimming pool, tennis courts, a picnic area, walking path, picnic areas, a café and more. It will all be privately funded.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. "The Harvard Westlake River Park Project will be of extraordinary benefit to the community," said Bassil Hamideh, who lives nearby and spoke in support of the proposed project at the public hearing.
"When I lived in New York in my 20s, one of the things I enjoyed the most when I woke up in the morning was to head over to Central Park with a towel and lay out and read a book and enjoy it," Hamideh said."And we're going to be able to do the same thing here, it's absolutely incredible." But there are many opponents to the plan, too. Dozens protested near the Weddington Golf and Tennis Center this weekend and even more spoke at the public hearing.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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