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Bellevue Tennis Center undergoing interior renovations; council told $3.1M CIP for nearby Jesse Turner Park
Summary
Tennis Memphis and Parks staff said Bellevue Tennis Center will reopen in January after interior renovation and locker-room reconfiguration; administration announced a proposed $3.1M FY27 CIP allocation to Jesse Turner Park linked to future outdoor amenities and master planning.
Bonnie Delashmit, chief operating officer of Tennis Memphis, described a series of interior renovations at Bellevue Tennis Center, including demolition of bathrooms to add locker rooms, resurfacing office floors and removal of wall fixtures ahead of painting. "We have dem demolished the bathrooms, in preparation to reconfigure and add locker rooms... We plan on reopening the tennis center at Bellevue in January once the repairs and renovations are complete," Delashmit said.
Delashmit told the committee that summer camp programs ran for nine weeks and were relocated temporarily to Eldonmark Tennis Center and other facilities; staff reported average daily attendance of 50 to 60 kids during the summer. In committee Q&A, council members asked about stakeholder meetings for outdoor-court renovation and surfacing; Parks leadership said further public meetings will guide whether indoor courts are redone or additional outdoor courts are built.
Separately, Parks staff announced the administration will bring a resolution to council to appropriate $3,100,000 in FY27 CIP funds dedicated to Jesse Turner Park and described an ongoing master-planning process to upgrade amenities that will benefit South Memphis and nearby neighborhoods. The committee did not vote on construction specifics but encouraged staff to return with stakeholder materials and a slide deck.
