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USTA representative says $63,000 grant will resurface eight Southeast Polk tennis courts
Summary
At the Southeast Polk Community School District board meeting Aug. 21, a United States Tennis Association representative announced a $63,000 grant to resurface eight school tennis courts, saying the work will improve safety and community access; board took no formal action on the grant that night.
John Turpkash, a representative of the United States Tennis Association, told the Southeast Polk Community School District board of directors on Aug. 21 that a grant of $63,000 will be used to resurface eight tennis courts at the district’s facilities.
Turpkash said the funds came through a USDA-related grant program he has worked on with the USTA and that the resurfacing project is intended to make the courts safer and more useful to both students and community members. “You should feel very proud of what you’ve accomplished … they’re going to be great school courts for the kids to play on and take great pride in. But they’re also going to be safe for the communities to play in,” he said.
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