City approves contractor to resurface tennis courts

GRUNDY CENTER - The tennis courts at Bel Pre Park are set to receive a much-needed facelift this summer, as the Grundy Center city council has approved a bid from Tennis Services of Iowa to resurface the courts.
The project, which is set to begin sometime this summer and cost around $10,600, has been long overdue according to tennis enthusiast and junior at GCHS Sage Klarr.
Klarr approached the council in January about resurfacing the courts, noting that they have been in poor condition for quite some time. Not only are the courts cracked and worn, but there are parts where water puddles up after a rain.
He said the tennis team, which he is on, rarely has home meets because the courts at both the high school and at Bel Pre Park are in such poor condition. He doesn't even practice on them, he said.
“Me and [my friend] usually drive to Waterloo or Cedar Falls to practice because the courts here are so bad,” Klarr said.
Klarr’s mother, council member Janetta Miller, said that it’s been about 10 years since the courts were last resurfaced, adding that it was something that had slipped to the wayside in recent years.
For the full story, see the July 21 edition of The Grundy Register.