EAST PALESTINE — With help from public and local funding, the tennis court resurfacing project at the park should only cost the village about $12,000, Village Manager Pete Monteleone said.
Monteleone announced at the council meeting a bid was received for the project, at a cost of roughly $112,000 for the work.
The bid from Vasco Sports Contractors of Massillon was the only one submitted for the project that is expected to get underway sometime next year.
The village began looking into resurfacing the courts in late 2016 after Monteleone and members of council pointed out they were unsuitable for athletic competition due to several large cracks in the surface resulting in uneven courts.
Located in the public park, the courts are used by the local school district for athletic events.
Monteleone said only about $12,000 is needed from the village since the bulk of the project cost is being covered by a roughly $50,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Grant, a $41,000 grant from the Nash Memorial Foundation and a $9,000 donation from the East Palestine School District.
Monteleone wished to thank those that provided funding for the project.
Council approved emergency legislation accepting the bid from Vasco during the meeting.
Council also approved emergency legislation approving the solid waste district management plan, and a resolution renaming the original Little League field after the late Tony Ferris.
Former mayor Jim Lynch, who requested the field be named in Ferris’ honor, thanked council for its approval.
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