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Resident urges board to prioritize unsafe Pendleton tennis courts as superintendent flags budget shortfall
Summary
A Pendleton resident asked the South Madison board to move tennis‑court repairs to the top of the capital plan, citing safety and program growth; the superintendent said the district has invested in repairs but expects a multi‑year property tax revenue reduction that will constrain capital spending.
Jennifer Roberts, a Pendleton resident and parent of three district students, asked the South Madison Community School Corporation board on Sept. 4 to prioritize replacement of the Pendleton tennis courts, calling the courts unsafe, below conference standards and damaging to school pride.
"They're hazardous," Roberts told the board during the communications-from-patrons portion of the meeting. "The location next to the parking lot is chaotic. The surface is uneven with cracks and dead spots, the fence falls down one to two times a year, and students sometimes have to pick up broken glass and debris before practice." She said Pendleton has six courts in…
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