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Committee members push for court repairs, tree removal near neighborhood courts
Summary
Committee members at a joint town-and-village meeting in Alexandria flagged overgrown brush and failing maintenance around neighborhood courts and urged tree removal and cleanup to restore safe, usable courts.
Committee members told the joint meeting that maintenance around the neighborhood courts has lapsed and called for targeted cleanup and tree removal to restore the play area. A committee member said the courts are being overtaken by vegetation and that ‘‘Nobody's maintained it.’’
The same speaker pressed for a contractor estimate to remove encroaching material and trees. In the meeting one participant said, "We've got to get the rest of those **** trees," framing the issue as a priority for reopening and maintaining the courts. The exchange focused on localized work—digging around the courts and removing brush islands that have grown up in previously mowed areas.
Meeting participants treated this as operational maintenance rather than a policy change; the discussion centered on identifying the work needed and obtaining a cost estimate rather than passing a motion or adopting a funding plan. The item concluded with agreement to follow up on scope and cost so the town and village can decide next steps.
