Mason council approves petition hearings to form Greater Cincinnati Tennis Community Authority ahead of August tournament

The Mason City Council on June 9 adopted Resolution 2025-14 to recognize a petition to form the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Community Authority and set a public hearing for July 14, moving a key step forward so the new authority can operate before the tennis tournament scheduled to begin Aug. 5.

City Manager Eric Hansen briefed council members on the effort, describing the new community authority as the administrative vehicle that will provide recreation services for the tennis campus and collect fees from admissions, ticket sales and related activity. Hansen said the authority name will be the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Community Authority and that the city has led the regional process with Warren County and other partners.

Hansen said the project has involved a master cooperative agreement, complex contracts and rapid construction at the tennis site. The resolution acknowledges receipt of the petition and sets a July 14 public hearing; an ordinance establishing the authority’s terms and a motion to appoint initial board members are planned for the July 14 meeting. Those board appointments will include representatives designated by BMOC (the tournament operator), Warren County and the city, Hansen said.

Council moved to suspend reading rules and adopted the resolution by roll call; members voted yes during the recorded roll call.

Hansen said the authority needs an emergency clause in the establishing ordinance so it can be operational prior to the tournament. He described the effort as regional in scale and said Mason is taking a leadership role in organizing the authority.