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White House approves park resurfacing, shade structure and pickleball design contract
Summary
The board authorized an $82,000 paving contract, approved a $55,671 shade structure and authorized $117,500 for design services for proposed pickleball courts (projected at $950,000), with staff noting a 50/50 LPRF grant for part of the pickleball funding.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a package of parks and recreation projects including a paving contract, a shade structure and engineering design for proposed pickleball courts.
Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Whitaker recommended accepting Crown Paving’s low bid of $82,000 to resurface two parking lots (the McCurdy Road soccer complex lot and the James K. Pulte trailhead lot). Whitaker said eight bids were received and the low bid came in under what had been budgeted. The board moved and approved the contract.
Whitaker also presented a $55,671 bid for a 68-by-34-foot tennis court shade structure (six posts). He said procurement rules tied to the grant required the city to solicit bids rather than purchase off a national contracting source. After discussion of grant compliance and benefits, the board approved the contract.
On the pickleball project, Whitaker asked the board to authorize a $117,500 professional services agreement with CSR Engineering for design work. He described a total project estimate of $950,000 that would include lighting, ADA pathways and fencing; Whitaker said the city expects a 50% reimbursement on eligible costs through an LPRF grant. The board approved the design contract and discussed potential private partnerships to supplement public facilities as demand grows.
Board members indicated strong local interest in pickleball courts and discussed potential economic-development partnerships to share costs; Whitaker said the city will phase construction and does not expect to spend the full project budget in the current fiscal year.
