The possibility of pickle ball courts in Trenton took a step closer to becoming reality following action taken at Wednesday’s meeting of the Trenton Park Board.
Pickle ball courts have been a topic of discussion for the past couple of years but were put on the back burner until Wednesday’s meeting when the idea of placing courts on the old tennis courts at Eastside Park was discussed. The tennis courts are not viable for competition and at the very least need to be leveled. Board members voted to accept a quote from Midwest Concrete Lifting and Leveling of Trenton in the amount of $2,410 to get the courts leveled.
At 60-feet by 30-feet, pickle ball courts are smaller than tennis courts so two north-south courts or four east-west courts could be developed on the tennis court surface. There was also discussion of putting two courts on one side and leaving the other court empty to see how much use the courts get next spring and summer. It was noted that there is $2,500 earmarked for Eastside Park in this year’s budget, with no definite plans for that money, so the cost can be taken from that line item. The park department will put the markings on the court.
Vandalism was once again a topic of discussion at the meeting, with Park Superintendent David Shockley telling the board that the restroom facility at Burleigh Grimes Field was vandalized over the weekend and Grounds Committee member Gary Schuett reporting that an electronic device used at the Sesquicentennial Park to address the large number of birds was destroyed after only two days of operation. Board members encouraged members of the public to report any suspicious activity in the park system to the police department in hopes of deterring some of the vandalism that has been occurring.
In his report, Shockley said the process of winterizing park facilities has begun and the tube for the ditch along East 10th Street near the walking trail has been delivered, with the street department planning to install it in the next couple of weeks. The street department also laid asphalt at the north entrance of the upper Moberly parking lot as well as on a large section in the middle of the lot that needed attention. Cracks in the lot will be filled in the coming weeks as time allows. Shockley told the board that the landscaping at the front of the aquatic center entrance had become overgrown, so most of the bushes have been pulled. A new landscape plan will be developed for spring.
The next regular meeting of the board is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 1.
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