Boulder moves to annex Hogan Pankost as part of East Boulder park and courts plan

City staff told the Boulder Parks & Recreation Advisory Board that the city has submitted an annexation application for the triangular Hogan Pankost parcel as part of an East Boulder Community Park project that would add courts and other park improvements. The presentation on the board's Jan. meeting outlined court-system recommendations, site constraints and next steps for zoning, design and funding.

The city plans to use roughly a 4- to 5‑acre area on the parcel’s southern edge for sports courts. “We hope to build up to eight new tennis courts,” a presenter said, noting a net gain of three tennis courts because five existing courts at the adjacent park would be converted to dedicated pickleball. Staff also described plans for 12 dedicated pickleball courts at Tom Watson Park and approximately 12 dedicated courts at East, which together would deliver the 24 dedicated pickleball courts staff said are needed now.

The nut of the matter is this: the property is…