Article: CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON WEST PARKING LOT AT CITY HALL.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)

Byline: LIZ SZABO, STAFF WRITER

The children's loss may be the senior citizens' gain.

Construction of a controversial new parking lot at the municipal center began Oct. 1.

The expanded west parking lot will provide additional parking spaces for senior citizens and others who use the Great Bridge Community Center.

But the lot's construction will demolish the baseball field behind the community center - one of the few baseball fields in Chesapeake - along with the woods and trees that have provided a playground for children and shade for municipal center employees.

Excavating machines cleared a path for the bulldozers that last ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!