Pickleball could come to Winter Springs

By Isaac Benjamin Babcock ● News, Winter Springs ● July 13, 2021

An image of pickleball courts and a modern facility are depicted because the project was suggested for potential state funding. — Pickleball court rending with overlook. Photo courtesy of the City of Winter Springs.

A 15-court pickleball facility and 2,000+ square-foot event venue with a top-floor view of Lake Jesup may be on the way after the Winter Springs City Commission voted unanimously on July 13 to proceed with design and cost projections.

The facility would transform a grass field on the west end of Central Winds Park, between the dog park and the lake. Concerns including “pickleball noise” and a too-small venue dominated discussions, though a handful of residents stood up to speak in favor of having more courts for the fast-growing sport.

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Isaac Benjamin Babcock

Isaac creates editorial plans, working closely with the community to identify issues that affect people’s everyday lives. He is OCN’s resident photojournalist.

Isaac is a longtime local journalist and former managing editor of the Seminole Voice. His work has been featured in Golfweek magazine, the New York Times and Jalopnik. He has won more than a dozen Florida Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists awards and contributed to award-winning, in-depth work for the NPR member station 90.7 WMFE. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Central Florida, and may be best known for his roles in the annual Oviedo Cemetery Tour.

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Isaac Benjamin Babcock

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