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Residents urge re‑review of tennis‑center operator selection; protest filed, cone of silence in effect
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the commission to revisit a procurement decision awarding operation of South Olive Tennis Center to a national organization; local operator Skip Jackson filed a protest alleging scoring irregularities and procedural flaws, and many speakers urged the city to keep local leadership in place. Other public comments addressed fallen‑officer benefits, parking and bike‑lane impacts.
During the public‑comment period the largest group of speakers addressed the procurement and protest concerning operations at South Olive Tennis Center. City attorney Kimberly Rothenberg reminded the audience that the tennis solicitation was covered by a "cone of silence" and that a formal protest has been filed, limiting commission comment and some follow‑ups.
Skip Jackson, the long‑time local operator and president of Skip Jackson Tennis Inc., said he filed a protest and asked the commission…
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