Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/tag/anaheim-tennis-center-and-wagner-house/)
The city’s plans to spend millions on a private tennis center have outraged Latino activists and Mayor Tom Tait. “It just doesn’t seem to go away,” Tait said of the project that he was able to nix from the budget in 2013.
The planned renovation of the tennis center was pulled from the budget in 2013 after it sparked outrage among Latino activists and Mayor Tom Tait. Now it’s back and with a higher price tag.
The controversial renovation of the city’s tennis center had been yanked from the budget after Latino activists and the mayor were outraged that $6.4 million was dedicated to the project. But a study session last week revealed it is actually still in the plan.
City leaders have portrayed the coming fiscal year’s budget as focused on working-class Latino areas. But critics say a decision to spend $6.4 million on improvements to an upscale tennis center paints a different picture.