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THIS IS A VERY LONG AWAITED DAY FOR US, ESPECIALLY,
[JPRD Pickleball Complex Groundbreaking]
UM, FOR US IN RECREATION.EVERYBODY STARTED TALKING ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND WE REALIZED WE NEED TO, UM, GET AWAY JUST FROM THE, JUST SOLELY THE TRADITIONAL SPORTS AND RECREATION AND, AND GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT.
PICKLEBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
I'VE ONLY BEEN PLAYING FOR THREE WEEKS, AND THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS PICKLEBALL.
THIS IS A HAPPY DAY FOR ME, NOT BECAUSE I PLAY PICKLEBALL, BUT I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.
I CAN'T GO TO A CIVIC ASSOCIATION, A PLAYGROUND, MY OWN GYM WITHOUT SOMEBODY HOUNDING ME.
WHEN ARE WE GONNA HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS? SO NOW I CAN SAY THEY'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SO I'M GONNA BE VERY HAPPY TO TELL THEM THAT IT'S EXCITING.
PICKLEBALL IS LIKE THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT, I THINK RIGHT NOW.
AND TO HAVE A COMPLEX LIKE THIS FOR THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, UH, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY SIDING.
HOW DO WE STAY RELEVANT WITHIN JEFFERSON PARISH RECREATION? AND I THINK THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR REALLY DESCRIBES HOW WE HAVE TAKEN RECREATION OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS TO A NEW LEVEL IN IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
COUNCILMAN BONANNO, UH, GAVE ME SOME VERY GOOD NEWS JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PLAYERS HAVE SHADE BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS TO PLAY IN THE HOT WEATHER.
I THANK COUNCILMAN BONANNO FOR GIVING US THAT GREAT GIFT.
MY SENIORS TELL ME WE BETTER HAVE A ROOF.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M, I TOLD HIM TODAY, GET WHATEVER WE GOTTA DO, I'LL PAY FOR IT.
NOW THAT WE KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE A ROOF ON THE FACILITY, I THINK SOME OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WILL BE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
IT'LL BE OUR FIRST DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DEDICATED FACILITY HERE, UH, WITH LIGHTS ACROSS THE STREET.
THOSE TENNIS COURTS ACROSS THE STREET ARE GONNA BE CONVERTED TO OFFICIAL PICKLEBALL COURTS WITH LIGHTS AS WELL.
SO THIS COMPLEX WILL HAVE 13 DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS, UH, FOR USE.