Peachtree City Council approved funding for design and construction management of 18 new pickleball courts to be built at Mead Fields, a city official said during remarks at a recent meeting.

The move, described by the speaker as the “initial contract,” advances a long-planned parks project intended to add courts at Mead Fields. "This project was a long time coming. We were very careful and deliberate about location, about a suitability of this company to bring us quality pickleball courts, and council has approved that initial contract," the city official said.

Council members emphasized deliberation on site suitability and contractor selection during the discussion summarized by the official. The transcript did not specify the dollar amount approved for design and construction management or list a motion maker, seconder, or roll-call vote tally.

The approval covers design and construction management only; additional approvals or contract awards for construction work were not described in the record provided. Timing for construction start and the projected completion date were not specified.