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Tennis center delayed by funding changes, city says substantial completion reached in June
Summary
City staff told council that the long‑running indoor tennis center project suffered multi‑year delays after state funding was reduced, redesigns were required and unforeseen electric relocation costs were incurred; staff said the project reached substantial completion June 10 and the city is closing out invoices.
City staff told the Zephyrhills City Council on July 14 that the indoor tennis center project, which began design in 2021, experienced multiple delays driven primarily by changing state appropriations and design revisions and is now substantially complete.
Public Works Director Shane LeBlanc and City Manager William Poe Jr. briefed council on the project’s history, saying the original state appropriation and later redesigns changed both scope and cost. Poe said an engineer's estimate at one point put the project near $7 million compared with an initial appropriation of about $4.66 million, and…
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