Parks and Recreation crews have removed the old tennis courts at Treadwell Park and are now preparing a base for the new tennis and pickle ball courts. Contractors that received the bid will begin work this season.

Recreation Director Amy Mangold said her department had recommended Classic Turf Co, LLC to earn the bid for installation work. The company proposed $246,700 for the courts’ reconstruction and design.

In August the recreation commission was anticipating the current work. Parks & Rec had Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) funds available then and was ready to soon seek bids for building new courts.

They had avoided starting the work while summer camps were in session. Funds for the new courts are slated for the year 2013–14 as a Treadwell Park improvement at $498,000, and is in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for this year.

Additional work will include fencing, driveway reconfiguration, and other finish work. Ms Mangold hopes to finish this project during fall of 2014, “but it’s weather dependent for painting and coating courts,” she said. Those aspects require temperatures of above 50 degrees day and night, she said.