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Katy council approves park renovations but strips out permanent pickleball conversion after public outcry
Summary
After hours of public comment urging the city to keep six public tennis courts, Katy City Council voted to approve Katy City Park's $2.36 million renovation but removed a $51,000 alternate for permanent pickleball courts; staff were directed to seek quotes to restripe two courts as a lower-cost test option.
Katy City Council on Dec. 8 approved a capital-improvement package for Katy City Park but amended the bid to remove a planned permanent conversion of two tennis courts into pickleball courts after sustained public opposition.
Council approved the base bid for the park's drainage, subgrade, sidewalks and multipurpose turf work — a package staff said brings the total cost for the listed 6B items to $2,357,530 — while declining the alternate bid that would have converted two southern tennis courts for permanent pickleball use. The pickleball alternate was identified in staff materials as an alternate line item of roughly $51,000.
The vote followed more than two hours of public…
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