Aventura has a public park pickleball problem. It's green space vs. new courts
Aventura residents have been protesting the addition of pickleball courts and instead want their beloved green spaces to stay.
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Aventura residents have been protesting the addition of pickleball courts and instead want their beloved green spaces to stay.
A protest took place Tuesday night outside Aventura City Hall over plans to pave over a park and building pickleball and tennis courts.
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/HandoutAlice Bonvicini used to visit the community garden at the south corner of Aventura’s Founders Park “virtually every day.”The 12-acre park, which is nestled on the Dumfoundling Bay waterfront in suburban north Miami, boasts a walking trail, a playground, an athletic field, and several tennis courts. A main draw for many residents, however, was the Aventura Community Green Garden, which sat in the center of a circular walkway
The city of Aventura is replacing a lush community garden with a pickleball court—and neighbors are up in arms.