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Newberry weighs moving gym from Easton to Champions Park South 40 to host tournaments
Summary
City staff and commissioners discussed whether to expand the existing Easton gym or build a four-court facility on Champions Park's South 40, citing tournament capacity, site constraints at Easton, potential revenue and development spin-offs.
At a Sept. 2 recreational visioning workshop, City of Newberry parks staff asked commissioners whether the city should expand the Easton gym or build a larger, four-court facility on the South 40 at Champions Park to support tournaments and other revenue-generating events. Rod Clark, the city's parks and recreation director, framed the question as a choice between a constrained expansion at Easton and a blank-slate build at Champions Park.
The difference is largely one of capacity and site constraints. Clark told the commission Easton can only accommodate two additional courts, which would leave the site with three courts; "to host tournaments" he said,…
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