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Pickleball club asks Fredonia for $910 to repair Russell Joy Park courts; trustees offer follow-up meeting
Summary
Local pickleball club requested $910 to fill and seal cracks at Russell Joy Park courts and offered to partner with DPW; trustees agreed to discuss park rehabilitation options and potential grants for full replacement.
Members of the Chautauqua Pickleball Club urged the Village of Fredonia on Monday to fund immediate repairs to the Russell Joy Park tennis/pickleball courts, asking for $910 to fill and seal roughly 600 square feet of cracking surface and to extend playability for about two years.
Ed Kirschmeyer, president of the Chautauqua Pickleball Club, told trustees the group grew from seven players in 2017 to 252 paid members in 2023–24 and had 190 paid members so far this season. "To date, we have 190 people already as paid members," Kirschmeyer said, noting the club supplies its own equipment, bought a windscreen and an automated external defibrillator for the park (each about…
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