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Facility review flags failing tennis courts; staff recommends stitching product for short-term fix
Summary
Monroe Public Schools staff presented two options for deteriorating high-school tennis courts: an 85k repair using a crack-stitching product (Rightway) that would likely extend life by about five years, or a roughly $305k full asphalt replacement expected to last decades with periodic resurfacing. Board members asked that repairs be weighed against sinking-fund priorities.
Dr. Hessen (Chet), who inspected district tennis facilities, told the board the courts have developed more than 1,000 linear feet of cracks in the past 18 months and that the district’s previous repair approach has been insufficient. “If you don’t repaint it and recoat it, it’s very slick,” he said, and recommended the Rightway stitching product for crack repair because the three bidders who quoted the work proposed that material and it carries up to a five‑year warranty.
Hessen presented two cost paths: a repair-and-resurface approach (Court Smiths quoted about $85,000 using Rightway) that he described as a temporary, five‑year solution, and a complete asphalt removal and rebuild (Coorsmiths quoted roughly $304,600 including posts and line coating) that he estimated would deliver a substantially longer service life with periodic resurfacing. Board members pressed on warranties, expected lifecycles and whether fences or other infrastructure would need removal; Hessen said the fencing would not have to be removed for either option but that a full rebuild would address drainage and settling problems on the back court that currently render it unplayable.
