Proposed tennis and pickleball complex faces fierce pushback from community

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – By 5:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the line to get into Tuesday’s community meeting at the Cyril Allgeier Community Center, hosted by the non-profit Kentucky Tennis and Pickleball Inc., spanned hundreds of people and stretched out the building.

The vast majority in that line showed up to voice their opposition to a $65 million dollar project proposal at Joe Creason Park for a complex with 54 indoor and outdoor courts, a restaurant, a health club, and more.

“We have people in the park every day handing out flyers, spreading awareness,” neighbor Beth Ricke said. “So many people don’t know this project is happening.”…

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