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Bradfield Park tennis users call out repairs and slow service; city to follow up
Summary
Regular users of Bradfield (Bradfield/Bradnfield) Park tennis courts reported broken gates, debris, prolonged outages and reliance on Dominion Power for lights; a user said he repaired lights himself and the city committed a staff follow-up.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, Earl Miller, representing users of Bradfield Park tennis courts, gave a detailed list of recurring maintenance problems: porta-potties limiting usage, prolonged dark lights until recently, locked gates and accumulated debris. Miller said he and others have raised the issues for years and that he took interim action to restore lights and open gates: "I fixed the lights myself," he said.
City Manager indicated staff would follow up and had asked Deputy City Manager Brian DeProfio to work with Miller on his list of concerns. The manager explained that many lights are serviced by Dominion Virginia Power and require external work orders, which can delay repairs. Staff promised to take Miller’s list and follow up with specific actions.
