Residents and coaches at a public comment period praised a newly completed tennis complex serving the Westonka Public School District, saying the multiuse facility has expanded access for high school teams and the wider community.

Speakers described the project as an expansion of local play space and community programming. "For years we were on the 9 courts down there...with 3 extra courts, this is just gonna expand opportunities," Resident 1, a local coach, said. "It's gonna make practice times a lot more accessible for people and at certain times of the day you're gonna see these courts absolutely filled with pickleballers and casual tennis players, not to mention the high school...so, it's meant the world to us."

The speakers emphasized the courts' multiuse design and improved quality. "What I love about the new tennis facility is that it's multi use. We can use it with pickleball as well," Resident 2, a community member, said. "And as long as the tennis team isn't practicing or playing matches, anybody in town can come up and play." Resident 2 added that the facility often hosts multiple groups simultaneously: "Sometimes there are probably sometimes 4 or 5 different groups all at once."

Speakers listed amenities that they said distinguish the new complex from older courts: shade structures, bleachers, parking, restrooms and painted trash receptacles. "They're fantastic. We've been playing at the old courts where the ball literally wouldn't bounce...And now it's just a wonderful, well built facility, shade, bleachers, parking, bathroom," Resident 2 said. Resident 1, who said they have coached for about 30 years, called the site "the nicest high school facility that I've ever seen."

Several speakers framed the project as a community-backed improvement. "Number 1, it was the taxpayer, the voters who built this court," Resident 2 said, thanking voters and community members who provided input on design and finishing touches.

No formal motions, votes or funding details were discussed during these comments and the meeting transcript did not specify construction costs, the referendum or funding mechanism. Speakers provided firsthand impressions of court condition and usage rather than formal administrative updates.

Community members said the complex has encouraged newcomers to try racket sports and has supported community-education-style participation. "It's bringing people who don't play the game up here to find something new and I think that's what a community ed program should do," Resident 2 said.

The remarks during public comment focused on user experience and community benefit rather than policy questions. The district or city staff did not present additional technical or financial details in these remarks; any follow-up on funding, scheduling or formal usage rules was not specified in the transcript.