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Banksville resident faults parks upkeep in Sheridan Park, schedules volunteer workday
Summary
At the Aug. 22 council meeting, David Tessitore of Banksville said Sheridan Park has overgrown areas, broken fences and unusable courts despite a voter-approved parks tax; he announced a volunteer cleanup for Aug. 23 at 9 a.m.
David Tessitore of Banksville told Pittsburgh City Council on Aug. 22 that Sheridan Park is overgrown, the tennis courts lack nets, a fence is leaning, and a neighborhood pool has been closed for years.
Tessitore said voters had approved a dedicated tax for parks and asked where those funds were being spent. “Where is the monies that have been sent to the parks or to the city for parks?” he asked. He described grass growing through pavement, a leaning 16-foot fence, and other maintenance failures that he said make parts of the park unusable.
Tessitore announced a volunteer workday “tomorrow at 9 a.m.” at Sheridan Park and invited council members and candidates to join; he said he expected to provide food for participants. His remarks were delivered during the public-comment period; the council did not record a formal response or motion on the record during the Aug. 22 session.
Tessitore identified maintenance and funding oversight as matters council “can take up,” urging officials to use the dedicated parks tax for upkeep. The meeting record does not include a staff report or council vote addressing Sheridan Park during the Aug. 22 meeting.
