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Dover council to seek new bids for pickleball court; tennis courts will remain untouched
Summary
Council members decided not to convert the existing tennis court because teardown costs were too high and agreed to solicit new bids to place a pickleball court in the green space beside City Hall.
On April 9, 2026, the Dover City Council discussed options for adding pickleball facilities and concluded that tearing up the existing tennis court would be too costly.
Council members directed staff to solicit new bids for a pickleball court to be poured in the green space behind City Hall rather than reconstructing the current tennis court. The record notes the council's preference to leave the tennis courts as-is because conversion would require extensive excavation and reconstruction.
The council listed the item under both "New Business" and "Old Business," indicating the topic has been under review; members decided a different site in the municipal green space is the feasible option at this time.
The council did not record a roll-call vote for the decision beyond the motion language that the record describes as "motion carried."
