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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-02-25, Page 7Wednesday, February 25, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 7 Submitted Currently the tennis courts are in need of repair. There is some lifting of the asphalt in places from tree roots. The fence needs repaired. The parking lot surface is gravel. New Life for Tennis Court Lucknow & District Kinsmen Valerie Gillies Lucknow Sentinel At the February 4, 2015 meeting of the Lucknow and District Kinsmen their spring project of refurbishment of the Lucknow Tennis Courts was approved. Lyndon John- ston then gave a Powerpoint presentation of the project at the February 17 Township of Huron -Kinloss Council meet- ing to ask for their permission to proceed and to ask for some help from Council. The Lucknow Tennis Courts was a project origi- nally built in 1981. Since the fall of 2012, the club has been planning to refurbish the area. The area gets quite a bit of use, but could use a facelift. The Kinsmen plan to put some of the monies raised from Lucknow's Music in the Fields into improving the courts for the community to enjoy. The proposal includes installing 12"X12" Sport Tiles over the 120'X108' asphalt court. New tennis nets, posts and centre tie downs would be added, as well as adding a new rebounding backboard to be installed on the north fence for practice. An added feature would be adjustable competi- tion size basketball goal posts on opposite ends of the court and a wind screen on the south fence. The perimeter fence posts would be repaired and painted with new chain linking installed. A vehicle barrier of posts and chain would be placed on the east side to prevent vehicles from entering the access drive to the pumphouse. The refurbishment project would necessitate the removal of 3 large trees, including stump removal, that are causing problems with lifting the existing asphalt. The asphalt would need to be cut to remove the roots that are under the courts. Cement footing would be installed for tennis net posts, net centre tie, bas- ketball nets and tennis rebound backboard. The vendor would install the new tiles and paint the required lines on the courts. The Kinsmen intend to do most of the work as volun- teers to save on labour costs. They asked Huron -Kinloss Council for permission to start the work in May 2015 with the goal of having it usable in time for the chil- dren to enjoy it when school lets out for the summer. The Submitted The nets on the courts are getting worn. The driveway to the pumphouse on the grounds is gravel, running between the side of the court and the playground area. Submitted The new Polypropylene Sport Tile surface will be installed over the existing asphalt. The tile design allows for excellent grip, low abrasion in falls and reduces impact when running. They are long lasting as water does not lay on the surface to degrade the material. predicted finish is to be the end of May. Permission was granted to begin the project and to change the name of the area to Lucknow Tennis and Basketball Court. The Huron -Kinloss Coun- cil was asked for help with the project. Specifically, Huron -Kinloss Treasury is to set up accounts and pay all of the bills with the majority of the funds being supplied by the Lucknow Kinsmen to help recoup some of the HST. Help was asked to finance the tree removal. Council was also requested to pay for the chain link to replace the current fencing, with the Kinsmen repairing and painting the posts. These requests were deemed as doable by the Council. Further, the Kinsmen would like to do some land- scaping on the grounds as funds allow once the project is completed. They have asked that Council consider paving the parking area, some of the shoulder of the road on the opposite side, as well as the access road to the pumphouse on site. It was asked if Council could possi- bly help to finance purchase and planting of a substantial Submitted The solid -core dense plastic backboard that will be installed at the Kinsmen Tennis and Basketball Court is a perfect surface for singles practice with the slope and permanent net line with the material heavy enough to dampen sound. It is durable enough to withstand hockey, lacrosse and basketballs, as well. Iucknowsentinel.com SA MEIN MOBIL= and REGIONAL TRANSIT IT SPECIALIZED PUBLIC TRANSIT MENTALLY & PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED RESIDENTS NON -EMERGENCY MEDICAL, SOCIAL & EMPLOYMENT LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE 519-881-2504 1-866-981-2504 Please visit us at saugeenmobility.ca Submitted The basketball goal posts that are to be added to the refurbished tennis courts are adjustable from 6' to 10' with a hand crank for easy adjustment. The base is padded to prevent injury as well as the backboard being suspended 5' from the base to help prevent collisions. There is a breakaway hinged rim to prevent breakage from people hanging on it. tree to replace the 3 that are to be taken down. It was fur- ther suggested that it would be beneficial for Council to install one LED streetlight at the middle of the east side of the tennis court. Council agreed to consider these additional requests and will see what they can do to help as funds become available over time. Request for Proposals for the leasing of Falls Reserve Conservation Area The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority is accepting proposals for the management and operations of Falls Reserve Conservation Area near Benmiller. Please visit www.mvca.on.ca to view the RFP document and for information on the submission and evaluation of proposals. Copies of the RFP document are also available at the MVCA office, 1093 Marietta St., Wroxeter. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2015.