What to do with Belle Isle?

[Lowell]

Its been awhile since posting and sorry for any duplicates.

I think we can all agree Belle Isle isn't being used to its full capacity. A few nature trails here, hold a few events at the bandshell, reopen the Giant Slide and do SOMETHING with the zoo. Is it just that its too much red tape between the city, county and state to deal with, or has anyone heard of any plans?

That may be the case but it still is by far the most highly attended state park in the state.

I'm steamed at the state for shutting down the handball courts with claimed intentions to repaint them. They then declared they were going to remove the ceilings due to leakage after saying it would cost $300K to repair them, ignoring the handball/raquetball community's provided estimates in the $30K range, half of which they offered to donate. Three years later they remain chained up, although I see the have removed the ceilings. That accounts for several thousand less annual visitors. Grrrr