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Rexburg council directs staff to pursue six new pickleball courts at Smith Park after cost review
Summary
After reviewing three build options and cost estimates, the Rexburg City Council gave staff direction to pursue repurposing existing Smith Park tennis courts into six pickleball courts using a modular tile surface and to return with vendor bids and contract options.
The Rexburg City Council on a unanimous procedural vote directed staff to pursue converting Smith Park’s underused tennis courts into six pickleball courts, after a staff presentation compared three construction options and associated costs.
Finance and parks presenter Matt Nelson told the council the city had budgeted $370,000 from the general fund for courts but urged caution because reserves were expected to approach the city’s 25% minimum policy. Nelson said the most expensive option—a four‑court post‑tension concrete build with acrylic surface—received no competitive bids and one contractor later estimated the work at about $540,000. “We received no bids,” Nelson said during the presentation, noting that a single follow‑up…
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