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Tennis club urges immediate resurfacing of Empark courts, offers $20,000 pledge
Summary
Members and leaders of the Rohnert Park Tennis Club told the council the city's Empark courts are slipping into disrepair, causing injuries and lost programming; club leaders said they will pledge $20,000 toward resurfacing and urged the city to prioritize the project amid broader budget constraints.
A coalition of residents, coaches and Rohnert Park Tennis Club leaders urged the City Council to move immediate maintenance funding to resurface Empark’s deteriorating tennis courts, which speakers said are producing slip hazards and injuries among children and older players.
Anthony Kupa, identified as director of tennis for the Rohnert Park Tennis Club, told the council that courts are “stripped of their paint and all of them are cracked,” and that players — including children in lessons — had fallen and been injured. Several club members said the courts have…
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