The Martinez City Council on Wednesday will consider awarding a contract to convert aging tennis courts at Hidden Valley Park into pickleball courts.
Staff recommends spending up to $190,000 for design services to the city’s on-call landscape architecture firm RHAA.
In November, the council directed staff to proceed with plans for the construction of a new tennis court area just north of the existing courts, renovation of the existing courts, and resurfacing of the park’s existing half-basketball court.
In addition to the physical upgrades mentioned, we’ll also be offering instructional sessions on various sports, including pickleball singles. So, whether you’re a seasoned player or just curious about how to play pickleball singles, there will be opportunities for everyone to get involved and enjoy the renovated facilities.
The Martinez City Council meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 525 Henrietta St., Martinez. The meeting can be seen online at https://bit.ly/3HvDSJo.
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$190K for design? Martinez taxpayers are getting reamed. This isn’t rocket science.
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… what about construction costs??
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Wouldn’t it make sense to estimate each phase of the entire project?
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Maybe the “Staff” can recommend making at least One (Berrellesa) of the Railroad crossings downtown into a quiet zone as the 2009 Impact study planned for.
BTW, I do not live in the zone “affected” by the horns and I moved here Prior to the FRA mandated 4 honks per crossing.
Oh the nearby homes are gonna hate this, the stupid racket of that game is annoying.
Nobody plays pickle ball. Build and amusement park and restaurants on the waterfront.
“… the city’s on-call landscape architecture firm?” Whatever happened to the concept of putting things out to competitive bid? I had thought governments were required to do it this way. Maybe the bid threshold is now $200,000?
It also seems that government staff has gotten used to pissing our money away $200,000 at a time. Presumably the city has already paid a consultant $200,000 to conduct a survey and to evaluate/recommend a pickleball court.
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