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Residents press trustees to move forward on Beckett Park West pickleball plan as trustees debate cost and noise mitigation
Summary
Residents and pickleball players urged West Chester Township trustees to approve design work and move forward on Beckett Park West, while trustees and staff debated noise mitigation, use of TIF funds and an estimated $3 million project cost.
Residents and trustees clashed over how quickly West Chester Township should move ahead with plans for Beckett Park West, a proposed park project that would include pickleball courts, additional parking and restrooms.
At the Aug. 26 Board of Trustees meeting, several residents said surveys and prior planning work show strong community demand for more pickleball courts. Irv Tymak (S13) told trustees that delaying the project was “just wrong on so many levels,” and urged officials to use the funds earmarked for parks rather than letting the matter languish.
“Stopping spending about 2 and a half million dollars to improve our parks, to me, is just wrong on so…
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