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Dallas council authorizes $1.7 million pickleball grant application for Dallas City Park

5599082 · March 18, 2025
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Council unanimously authorized staff to apply for an Oregon Parks and Recreation Department grant that would cover 60% of a roughly $1.7 million project to build 10 pickleball courts at Dallas City Park; the city plans to use park system development charges for the remainder and expects construction in 2026 if funded.

The Dallas City Council on March 17 voted 8–0 to authorize submission of a grant application to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for construction of 10 pickleball courts and accompanying diagonal parking at Dallas City Park.

City Manager Brian Latta told the council the project’s estimated cost rose from roughly $700,000 to about $1.7 million after staff discovered the former outdoor pool had been buried rather than removed and because new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood-plain requirements add engineering and excavation costs. Latta said the grant program…

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