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Pickleball engineering proposal fails after tie vote as some supervisors cite funding doubts
Summary
A $55,500 proposal to design six pickleball courts and a 32-space parking lot failed on a 2–2 vote after at least one supervisor questioned the likelihood of securing a previously discussed $4 million grant.
Towamencin Township supervisors deadlocked on a proposal to engage Gilmore Associates for $55,500 to design six pickleball courts and a 32-space parking lot.
The proposal was discussed after public comments and planning updates. One supervisor recalled that, during a budget workshop, officials had described building the courts only if a roughly $4 million grant were secured. That supervisor said the township had recently been denied a separate grant for a different project and expressed doubt that the pickleball courts would be funded in the near term; given that uncertainty the supervisor argued it would be inappropriate to pay the engineering fee now.
The motion to approve the $55,500 engineering proposal received two affirmative votes and two opposing votes, producing a tie; under board voting practice the motion did not carry and no contract was authorized.
The transcript shows the objection framed around grant feasibility rather than technical or design concerns. The board did not adopt an alternative motion to delay or table the item at the Feb. 12 meeting.
If the board chooses to revisit the project it will need to decide whether to fund design work from the township budget or wait until grant funding is secured.
