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Gregory Council approves multi-year plan for pickleball courts
Summary
Council approved a three-year financing plan enabling a four-court mat system for pickleball; Community Foundation pledged $2,000, GED will contribute up to $10,000, and Avera offered $50,000 over three years if the city fronts costs.
The Gregory City Council voted on May 5 to approve a three-year funding plan to install a mat system that would create four pickleball courts while retaining one tennis court. The quoted plan includes a $2,000 pledge from the Community Foundation, up to $10,000 from the Gregory Economic Development (GED) QoL funds, and an offer from the Avera Medical Health Foundation of $50,000 to be delivered over three years — contingent on the city covering the full installation cost up front. The motion to approve the three-year plan was made by Cory Graber and seconded by Maurice Schlaht; the minutes record the motion as carried with all ayes.
Supporters noted the mat system would convert existing court space without removing a tennis court outright, and the three-year funding structure would rely on outside grant payments over time while requiring the city to fund initial outlays. The council did not specify a construction start date in the minutes; further implementation steps and vendor contracts are to be handled by staff and GED.
