Dothan Invests in Pickleball to Boost Tourism and Recreation

Dothan invests in pickleball to boost tourism and recreation

The City of Dothan is stepping onto the court in a major way with a bold investment in the country's fastest-growing sport—pickleball. City leaders have officially greenlit the construction of a $1.5 million pickleball complex, which will bring 25 covered…

New Jersey Town Seeks to Condemn Church to Build a Park and Pickleball Courts

Christ Episcopal Church, Toms River, NJ. (Christ Episcopal Church)   The New York Times reports that the town of Toms River, New Jersey is planning to use eminent domain to condemn a church, raze it, and build a park and pickleball courts on the spot. The planned condemnation may be motivated by a desire to prevent the church from opening a small homeless shelter on part of its land: Leaders of Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, N.J., were p…

Jersey town moves to seize church property with eminent domain, make pickleball courts · American Wire News

An eminent domain battle pitting pickleball against a homeless shelter had a church crying foul over the potential violation of First Amendment rights. The coastal township of Toms River, New Jersey, delayed a vote last week as locals turned out by the dozens to have their say in a growing debate about the land usage of Christ Episcopal Church. A plan to expand facilities to incorporate a 17-bed homeless shelter has an attorney for the church ex…

Religious freedom battle erupts as New Jersey town attempts to turn church property into pickleball courts

A New Jersey church is fighting back after the town moved to seize its property under eminent domain and convert it into pickleball courts and community fields.

Toms River’s plan to turn church land into a park sparks fierce debate as congregation defends its vision to house the homeless - TDPel Media

In most towns, local debates revolve around school funding or parking regulations—but in Toms River, New Jersey, things have taken a far more dramatic turn. The post Toms River’s plan to turn church land into a park sparks fierce debate as congregation defends its vision to house the homeless appeared first on TDPel Media.

Small-town war erupts as church land is seized for pickleball: Bishop levels heinous claim against mayor

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