RONCEVERTE- Greenbrier County residents can now officially play pickleball at the new courts at Island Park. The courts opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Oct. 30.
The project was a partnership between the Ronceverte Development Corporation and the City of Ronceverte.
Funding partners included the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Cleanup Grant Program, the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University, the James F.B. Peyton Fund and the Marie Leist Foundation.
Speakers included Audrey Sampson of Greenbrier Environmental Group Inc.; Mark Trent of the Ronceverte Development Corporation; Beth Gill of Experience Greenbrier Valley; Eric Blankenship, field representative for State Treasurer Larry Pack; and Ronceverte Mayor Deena Pack.
The courts, located at 169 Edgar Avenue South, are open to the public. Community members are invited to bring a paddle and play which several players did after the ceremony concluded.
