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Owensboro to repurpose underused Dugan Best tennis courts into multi-use youth recreation area
Summary
City staff proposed converting two tennis courts at Dugan Best Recreation Center into a multi-use space with a half‑court youth basketball/futsal court, obstacle-course fitness area, Gaga ball pit and a batting cage after public input showed limited tennis demand.
The Owensboro City Commission heard on Jan. 2025 that city staff will repurpose two underused tennis courts at Dugan Best Recreation Center into a multi-use youth recreation area.
City parks director Amanda Rogers told the commission the courts had come up for scheduled replacement and staff weighed public use before spending on a like-for-like resurfacing. "We looked at what the activity is at that location, what the use is at that location, and we think about whether or not we need to go back with the same," Rogers said.
The project follows a public meeting and two weeks of on-site input gathering at Dugan Best, Rogers said. Staff’s…
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