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Wessell Park renovations get underway
9 years of effort leads to makeover
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A crew from Simpson Trucking and Grading Inc. rolls chain link fencing across the tennis courts at Wessell Park to be removed during as renovations begin Tuesday morning at the Gainesville park. Major renovations will continue.
Renovations of Wessell Park, including replacing existing tennis and basketball courts with new ones and building landscaping walls to prevent erosion, began Tuesday. The replacement of the courts, along with the demolition of the Historic Green Street Pool, is Phase 1 of Gainesville Parks and Recreation’s plan to upgrade the city’s parks, according to Deputy Director Michael Graham. Wessell Park currently has two tennis courts and one basketball court.