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Players ask Emery County for $62,500 to cover concrete for new Orangeville pickleball courts
Summary
Local players and volunteers told the Emery County Commission they have secured city approval and donor labor for eight new courts in Orangeville and requested county help with an estimated $62,500 concrete cost as part of a roughly $120,000 project.
An organized group of local pickleball players asked the Emery County Commission to contribute the concrete portion of a planned eight-court facility in Orangeville, saying the City Council unanimously approved the site and local contractors and volunteers have promised labor and discounts.
The requester, identified in the transcript as a presenter (first speaking at SEG 017), said players counted about 67 regular participants and that high school coach John Famalo maintains a roster of 73 students. The presenter asked the commission for help with concrete costs, citing an estimate of $62,500 for cement and a total project projection of about $120,000 to $125,000 once surfacing, fencing and lighting are included.
Commissioners asked whether the project had a formal agreement with the city; the presenter said Orangeville had already voted to approve the project and is coordinating grant applications and contractor commitments. The presenter listed local contributors who offered in-kind work or discounts, including work on grading, forming and slurry coating.
Several commissioners framed the request as a health-and-recreation use for one-time COVID relief funds, saying outdoor recreation supports physical distancing and a healthier lifestyle. One commissioner noted regional demand: players from Price and other nearby towns travel to local tournaments because court supply is limited in surrounding communities.
Speakers discussed operations and maintenance: the presenter said local players routinely do light maintenance (leaf blowing, squeegeeing) and that lighting could be managed with timers to minimize overnight impacts on neighbors. Commissioners raised possible conditions (curfews on lights and noise) and emphasized the county would want a clear maintenance and ownership arrangement if it contributed funding.
The commission did not record a formal county vote on the request in this meeting but discussed including the concrete cost in an upcoming budget amendment or one-time allocation process; staff and commissioners agreed to include the proposal in the list of candidate projects for the county's one-time funds and asked staff to prepare numbers and any required interlocal agreement with Orangeville.
The next procedural steps noted were assembling a formal proposal from the city/presenter, documenting matching funds and in-kind commitments, and including the concrete cost as part of the county's public hearing and budget amendment process.
