The Russellville City Council, at its October 7th, 2024, meeting, approved advertisements to “solicit sealed bids for the repair and resurfacing of twelve tennis courts at the Russellville Sports Complex,” a project which will include resurfacing, crack repair, and the drawing of pickleball court lines to four of the tennis courts.
“This is a project that needs to be done,” said Donnie Flanagan of the Russellville Parks and Recreation Department. “The main reason for this project is to repair the cracks in the courts. We have 1300 feet of cracks. When it gets colder and it rains, the water gets in the cracks and freezes and that adds to the damage. It’s something that has to be fixed or it will only get worse.”
Flanagan said they have received two estimates so far. The estimates received to this point have the project being completed in the summer of 2025.
“Right now it’s looking like May,” Flanagan said. “That’s when the two who have contacted us so far said they could get to us. Of course, that (timeline) could change…but right now it’s looking like we would have another (tennis) season before the repairs are made.”
Whenever the resurfacing and the repairs are made, an exciting addition will be made to the courts. Pickleball court lines will be drawn on four of the 12 courts at the complex. Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the country, has plenty of players locally. Flanagan said there has been community interest in adding the pickleball courts.
“We have had quite a few people asking for it,” he said. “We have a group of ladies that play indoors on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they’ll wait around awhile to play. There’s definitely interest in it. It’s a sport that’s hugely popular, not just in the United States but around the world.”
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