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Commission recommends closing El Roble Park tennis courts, cites trip-and-fall liability from root intrusion

Gilroy Parks & Recreation Commission · March 24, 2026
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Summary

After staff showed photos of severe root intrusion and alligatored asphalt, the commission voted to recommend the courts at El Roble Park be closed and removed for safety and liability reasons; staff and commissioners noted replacement or relocation decisions will be part of the parks master plan process.

Staff presented a condition assessment for El Roble Park’s courts, which showed extensive cracking, root intrusion and surface deterioration that staff said create a trip-and-fall liability.

"We have conditions there that are ripe for trip and fall and situations," a staff member said, explaining that root structures under the courts…

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