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Tennis courts get $150K face-lift
Saline Recreation Center to receive grant from CARES, as well as city dollars, to replace dilapidated courts
By Sue G. Collins, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: August 28, 2008
The dilapidated tennis courts at the Saline Recreation Center will receive a $150,000 facelift thanks to a grant from Cultural, Arts, Recreation, Enrichment and Senior Citizens, or CARES, millage and city dollars.
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The four courts were closed in October after City Council and the center's staff recognized the dangerous conditions at the Tefft Park courts.
The council turned down a request for funds supporting a CARES grant application in August 2007 and then approved the move in January.
Work has begun as the fencing has come down in the last week. The fencing will be stored to be reused along with the fence posts around the new courts. The existing asphalt surface will be prepared by filling cracks and low spots, and then the multi-layer Nova ProBounce surface will be installed.
The contract was awarded to The CourtSmiths, the low bidder among four companies reviewed by staff and City Council members.
The project is funded by a $110,000 CARES grant, the millage paid by city of Saline taxpayers for recreation, education and the arts, plus $40,000 from the general fund.
City staff prepared the grant application and request for proposals, and will perform construction administration and inspection. Consultant fees for the services would have cost approximately $23,000, said Jeff Fordice, city engineer.
The resurfacing work will take five to eight days, in dry weather.
Tennis players can expect to hit the courts early this fall.
The Saline Recreation Center will offer youth tennis lessons starting Sept. 9, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Peoples Park tennis courts on Monroe Street. Private and semi-private lessons are also available. Registration is under way.
The annual CARES grant program expires in 2010 and may be on the ballot again as early as 2009, according to city officials. The discretionary funds are expected to be more than $50,000 each year and may be granted to any projects that enhance the quality of life in the Saline community through new or expanded programs and/or facilities for the cultural arts, recreation, enrichment, and senior citizens
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