News release from Mayor Bill Finch:
As the summer heat brings more and more people outside to enjoy the outdoors, the City recently began the reconstruction of tennis courts at Ellsworth Park in the Black Rock neighborhood. This park improvement is part of the City’s Parks Master Plan, initiated by Mayor Bill Finch to create new parks and enhance parks throughout Bridgeport.
“Throughout the City, we are working hard to build new parks and improve the parks we have, including Ellsworth Park, which plays an important role in the Black Rock neighborhood and has benefited from several upgrades in recent years,” said Mayor Finch. “Through our BGreen 2020 plan, we are creating green jobs, serving as a national leader in clean energy, and promoting healthier lifestyles for our residents. These new tennis courts provide recreational opportunities for adults and young people to participate in athletic activity.”The two new tennis courts are being constructed by Connecticut-based Classic Turf Company using its Post-Tension Concrete Installation System, a cost-effective solution that offers a 20-year crack-free guarantee and is built to withstand the harsh New England climate. To learn more about this system, click here.
In addition to the new tennis courts, this improvement project also calls for new fencing, landscaping, and re-seeding to modernize the courts and the park around them. The project is expected to be completed this summer. Once is done and you decide to visit, consider buying here this tennis racquet bag on sale.
“This project will replace Ellsworth Park’s aging courts with courts featuring a new more economical and effective playing surface,” said Charles Carroll, Director of Parks and Recreation.
Through the Parks Master Plan, the City has created 71 new acres of park land in less than five years, in addition to cleaning up and renovating existing parks. In 2011, several renovations were made at Ellsworth Park including a new splash pad, improved concession area with bathrooms, a playground, and security lights.
The buying of votes has started.
So special, Finch shows up with taxpayer dollars when his re-election is near. He’s quite a guy–and don’t forget his kids attend public schools in Bridgeport … thank God my taxpayer dollars can pay for all of his oh-so-special largesse. By the way, don’t forget those two water taxis and the painted guys along our roads that constitute a bike lane. More special.
We could go on and on about how special Finch is. What’s your favorite???
Big inner-city sport, tennis. Check with Fairchild/Wheeler how the inner-city program is doing at the golf course Finch wanted to sell to Sacred Heart.
Seventy-one new acres of park land in five years? We’ve seen the green signs in many places including median dividers, front lawn of the Annex, etc. but precious few explanations providing comprehensive detail about MONEY to purchase, develop, upgrade, maintain, install new resources, etc. Why no full explanation? Has some of that land come off the taxable Net Grand List?
Are taxpayers only meant to view the growing green, while seeing their own “green” $$$ taxes increase, and their home values decrease??? Are parks the answer? Or water taxis? Or solar panels? Is there an answer? Does the Mayor know the right questions? Can his advisers help him attend to the questions? They are more important than royal public relations pronouncements. Time will tell.