The city council confirmed that our courts will remain open and accessible to everyone. I am stunned by this result and truly believe it happened only because so many of you spoke up for our community. Please keep checking in at the courts to ensure we hold onto this win.
April 15, 2016
Final supporters
Petition to Charlottetown City Council regarding the management of Victoria Park Tennis Facility in Charlottetown, PEI
We the undersign state as follows:
1. We believe that all tennis players and coaches who reside in PEI should have fair and equitable access to the Victoria Park tennis facilities.
2. We believe that management of the Victoria Park tennis facility should be the mandate of not-for-profit tennis organizations that promote the advancement of tennis in PEI by offering their unbiased support to all coaches and players who love to play the sport of tennis.
3. We believe that contracting private companies to manage the Victoria Park tennis facility creates a conflict of interest and will result in biased scheduling and inequitable access of the courts for players and coaches not affiliated with the private entity.
Please don't make our public tennis courts "private"!
Updates
March 22, 2016
I am honestly stunned by the momentum this is gaining while I just wanted to share a simple concern. This whole thing really belongs to the community who showed up when it felt like nobody else would notice.
Reached 100 supporters
March 22, 2016
74 Comments
Certainly public spaces and facilities for sports and recreation were established in the first place with a vision of democratic access for the society as a whole. We need to maintain this vision, especially in an iconic park like Victoria in Charlotteown.
So glad people are finally putting a stop to this obvious conflict of interest. This private company has been blocking other tennis coaches and from working with players at these courts for years, creating a monopoly. Really hoping that the Victoria Park courts can belong to the community again, not a private company in Stratford.
The park should be left for public use It helps people that don't have a lot of money to learn and grow. If someone sees the need for a private facility then they should build one.
Please do not turn over operation of the Victoria Park tennis courts to a for-profit organization. The only other significant collection of tennis courts in Charlottetown (The SPA) are already Privately-operated. Keep the tennis courts located within a public park...Public!
Tired of being told all the courts are being used for private, paid events. These are public courts in a public park. I pay my taxes. I want access too. The same contractor also runs the indoor courts during winter. Hard to play without somehow being forced to be their customer.
There are no other tennis courts for the community to use. Staying active for everybody in the community is what sets us apart from crime and street gangs in the streets. It's bad enough that the hockey rinks are so unaccessible.
Say no to Victoria Park Privatization
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The city council confirmed that our courts will remain open and accessible to everyone. I am stunned by this result and truly believe it happened only because so many of you spoke up for our community. Please keep checking in at the courts to ensure we hold onto this win.
April 15, 2016
Final supporters
Petition to Charlottetown City Council regarding the management of Victoria Park Tennis Facility in Charlottetown, PEI
We the undersign state as follows:
1. We believe that all tennis players and coaches who reside in PEI should have fair and equitable access to the Victoria Park tennis facilities.
2. We believe that management of the Victoria Park tennis facility should be the mandate of not-for-profit tennis organizations that promote the advancement of tennis in PEI by offering their unbiased support to all coaches and players who love to play the sport of tennis.
3. We believe that contracting private companies to manage the Victoria Park tennis facility creates a conflict of interest and will result in biased scheduling and inequitable access of the courts for players and coaches not affiliated with the private entity.
Please don't make our public tennis courts "private"!
Updates
March 22, 2016
I am honestly stunned by the momentum this is gaining while I just wanted to share a simple concern. This whole thing really belongs to the community who showed up when it felt like nobody else would notice.
Reached 100 supporters
March 22, 2016
74 Comments
As it is the city of charlottetown that maintains the courts with the money we pay in our taxed, I feel strongly that accessibility is not placed in the hands of any private party. The coaching and organized activities need to be fully available to all for the small fees that we players have accepted in the past. No private business interest.
Certainly public spaces and facilities for sports and recreation were established in the first place with a vision of democratic access for the society as a whole. We need to maintain this vision, especially in an iconic park like Victoria in Charlotteown.
So glad people are finally putting a stop to this obvious conflict of interest. This private company has been blocking other tennis coaches and from working with players at these courts for years, creating a monopoly. Really hoping that the Victoria Park courts can belong to the community again, not a private company in Stratford.
The park should be left for public use It helps people that don't have a lot of money to learn and grow. If someone sees the need for a private facility then they should build one.
Please do not turn over operation of the Victoria Park tennis courts to a for-profit organization. The only other significant collection of tennis courts in Charlottetown (The SPA) are already Privately-operated. Keep the tennis courts located within a public park...Public!
Tired of being told all the courts are being used for private, paid events. These are public courts in a public park. I pay my taxes. I want access too. The same contractor also runs the indoor courts during winter. Hard to play without somehow being forced to be their customer.
There are no other tennis courts for the community to use. Staying active for everybody in the community is what sets us apart from crime and street gangs in the streets. It's bad enough that the hockey rinks are so unaccessible.
Say no to Victoria Park Privatization
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As it is the city of charlottetown that maintains the courts with the money we pay in our taxed, I feel strongly that accessibility is not placed in the hands of any private party. The coaching and organized activities need to be fully available to all for the small fees that we players have accepted in the past. No private business interest.