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Donor money prompts committee to study options for pickleball courts, clay‑court preservation and accessibility
Summary
Council referred a possible donor offer to fund new pickleball courts back to the Parks Committee. Committee members debated converting a clay court, keeping clay for tournament practice, and whether donor funds could instead pay for courts near the handball court; staff will return with cost estimates and accessibility analysis.
The committee discussed a council referral about a possible donation to build pickleball courts at Holbrook Palmer Park and whether that money would require converting the park’s clay tennis court.
At the May 7 meeting committee members said an interested donor has funds in a foundation and may be prepared to underwrite new court construction; staff and members said the donor must decide where to allocate the gift and that the town should quickly determine whether it can accommodate a…
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