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Tennis club urges refurbishment of aging platform courts; committee told project is already in the 2026–27 budget
Summary
The tennis club presented on refurbishing 40+-year-old platform tennis courts, saying play and participation have fallen because of court deterioration; club leaders argued refurbishment would support growing ‘red ball’ play and optics for a USTA senior tournament planned for 2027. Staff said the project is in the budget but timing depends on contractor availability.
The tennis club urged the Properties Committee to proceed with refurbishing the community’s platform tennis courts, which club leaders said have not been updated in decades and are deterring higher-level play.
Larry Plaster, past president of the tennis club, told the committee that ClubTracker data undercounts platform participation because many sessions occur early in the morning and the system records only generic “tennis.” He said the courts are more than 40 years old and have developed cracks and dead spots that “made it more and more difficult to play a really good game of platform tennis.” Plaster argued that refurbishing the platform courts would attract back higher-level players and provide additional capacity for a growing adult “red ball” format. “We believe it should be approved,” he said.
Committee members asked whether the refurbishment could be completed before a senior USTA tournament that the board has approved for 2027. Herschel Workman, CIP manager, said the project is in the budget for the 2026–27 cycle but that actual completion depends on contractor availability, specialized lead times (for fencing and materials) and scheduling; he declined to guarantee a firm 2027 completion date.
The committee signaled support for the project and emphasized the need for scheduling and contractor planning; members also discussed how master-plan priorities and other capital demands could affect timing and funding.
The committee agreed to keep the item as a priority and asked staff to pursue cost estimates and schedule details for a future meeting.
