Pryor Creek council highlights community-funded rebuild of tennis court bathrooms
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Council detailed a community-led project to replace deteriorated tennis court bathrooms after local businesses and families donated labor and materials; city staff will provide site preparation and inspection before contractor erects an ADA-compliant metal building with concession space.
Mayor (unnamed) told the Pryor Creek City Council that the city will replace worn tennis court bathrooms with a community-funded, ADA-compliant metal building after local families and businesses raised money and pledged in-kind work. "They came in like the fastest I've ever seen," the mayor said of contractor Brandon Hess and 7 h construction, who removed the old facility quickly.
The mayor said Ray Corporation contributed $5,000 in kind and pledged to increase that amount if the city could raise additional community funds; the council did not secure the matching amount, so the project will proceed with the $5,000 gift plus other donations and in-kind labor. Todd Fannin and other local donors also committed monetary or in-kind support, while Big Electric and a local firm identified in the meeting as 5 C will assist with electrical work. Lonnie's Plumbing has agreed to do plumbing work, and GRDA is donating an ice machine for the concession area.
City crews — identified in the meeting as Buddy and Frank's crews — will pour a new concrete pad (described as a 6-inch pad) and install a 12-foot awning over the front of the building; the contractor will erect the metal building and local volunteers will frame interior finishes. The mayor said the building will include ADA-compliant restrooms with two stalls each, a mechanical room and storage, a concession area, and hot water for handwashing. Donors will receive recognition banners displayed on the tennis court fence for the summer.
The mayor emphasized the city will not pay final contractor invoices until all contracted punch-list items are completed and necessary fixes are made following walk-throughs with the engineer and contractor. The mayor said the project team has photographed outstanding issues and will keep the engineer and contractor involved until those issues are resolved.
The council did not set a contractor payment date in the meeting and indicated the city will withhold final payment until deficiencies identified in inspections are corrected.