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Former banker-turned-volunteer outlines $30 million private pickleball complex at Snyder Park
Summary
A private public-private partnership opened Snyder Park's south side with 43 courts and programs; the presenter said investors built the facility at no cost to the city and expect economic benefits for hotels, restaurants and community programs.
Rich Campillo, a Fort Lauderdale resident and community volunteer, told the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board that a private investor group built a large pickleball complex at Snyder Parks south side through a public-private partnership that required no city capital outlay and, he said, has generated early economic activity and community programming.
Campillo described the project as a multi-component development at Snyder Park that includes 43 pickleball courts, a beach-club area, a pickleball club and preserved park areas. He said investors put in $30,000,000 to construct the facility and that initial estimates show roughly…
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