Photo by Jonathan Weinshank/Monroe County |
May 15, 2007 The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will hold a dedication and grand opening ceremony for the Big Coppitt Volunteer Fire Department Park, Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 4:00 PM, 270 Avenue F, Big Coppitt Key (Mile Marker 10 Bayside). Speakers will include Mayor Pro Tem Dixie Spehar, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Steve Miller, Chairman, Parks & Recreation Board, Chief Dan Cassel, Big Coppitt Volunteer Fire Department and Mr. Kelly Perez, Southernmost Bocce League. The public is welcome
to attend the dedication/grand opening ceremony and enjoy drinks, snacks and a Bocce demonstration.
The park, located at 270 Avenue F, Big Coppitt Key, offers the residents of Big Coppitt Key, and county residents a landscaped, paved, recreational area providing bocce courts, horseshoe courts, handball court, metal picnic pavilion, basketball/roller-hockey rink and associated lighting. The park is open from 7:30AM-8:30PM. For further information contact Monroe County Parks & Recreation 1-888-227-8136.
The park is a completed Facilities Development project thanks to the efforts of the Board of County Commissioners, Engineering Department, Big Coppitt Volunteer Fire Department, Parks & Recreation Board and the Citizens of Monroe County. |
