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Katy council approves park rehab but drops pickleball alternate after residents decry loss of tennis courts
Summary
After about an hour of public comment and council debate, the Katy City Council approved the Katy City Park improvement base bid (drainage, turf subgrade, sidewalks, accessibility and field lighting) but removed the alternate that would have converted two public tennis courts to permanent pickleball courts, directing staff to seek lower-cost restriping proposals and report back.
The Katy City Council voted to approve the base components of the Katy City Park capital improvement project while excluding a separate alternate that would have converted two existing tennis courts into permanent pickleball courts.
The decision came after more than a dozen residents urged the council during public comment to preserve the park’s six public tennis courts, which speakers said are heavily used by children, teens and adult league players. “If we destroy those two tennis courts, that would take away a third of our courts,” said Kathy Bisbee, who said the city has only six public tennis courts and that leagues and youth training regularly fill the facilities. Allen Walker, who…
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