ORANGE, Calif.—Pickleball enthusiasts gathered April 21 with Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) and the Orange City Council in presenting $2 million in funding for a pickleball and fitness circuit at Hart Park.
Known for being one of the fastest growing sports in America, pickleball combines the movements of tennis, ping pong, and badminton.
“This project here was brought up by the City of Orange—your representatives who said this is what we want to say in the projects in terms of funding,” Correa told the crowd. “This is the way democracy is supposed to work in you bring us issues and concerns, and we respond [locally] to a lot better than bureaucrats among the White House saying this is what Orange needs.
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