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School board asks supervisors for $140,000 to make tennis courts playable before season
Summary
After public pleas from coaches, students and volunteers, the Warren County School Board voted to seek a $140,000 appropriation from the Board of Supervisors for short‑term repairs to tennis courts at Warren County High and Skyline High so teams can practice in February.
The Warren County School Board voted on Sept. 17 to ask the Board of Supervisors for $140,000 to make temporary repairs to tennis courts at Warren County High School and Skyline High School.
The action followed a series of public comments by local coaches, students and volunteers describing deteriorated courts that are limiting practice and competition. "If we don't have those tennis courts repaired, we'll go from 19 public courts in the county to three," Jeff Brown, a boys tennis coach at Skyline, told the board, warning that limited courts would force teams into difficult travel and scheduling arrangements.
Acting Superintendent Doctor Martin told the board a geotechnical report in the packet found poor drainage and insufficient compaction beneath the courts, and recommended the $140,000 request as a short‑term fix to make surfaces playable for February practices. "We're filling in the cracks. We're going to make the surfaces playable," Martin said.
Board members asked whether the money would cover only temporary work and how long such repairs might last; one member noted prior repairs had been effective for only months. Martin said procurement staff would pursue quotes immediately if the appropriation is approved and that the district would also include a permanent solution in next year's capital improvements plan.
The board moved to "seek an appropriation from the Board of Supervisors to repair the tennis courts at Warren County High School and Skyline High School." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The measure does not itself appropriate funds; it asks the county supervisors for the allocation. The board recorded no amendment to the request at the meeting. The district indicated it will pursue grant opportunities and would continue planning for a long‑term rebuild that would include drainage and full reconstruction.
What happens next: the superintendent's office will request the appropriation from the Board of Supervisors and begin soliciting quotes; any contractor procurement and the supervisors' action will determine the timetable for work and whether temporary repairs meet the season schedule.
