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tennis courts
I am against the tennis courts, however just read about the cost and where will the money come from. What happen to the gas tax money for Veterans park improvement? The tax went into effect when the hotel and golf courses came in. As far as I know it is still being charged and has not gone away (as was the concern when powers to be started charging it). Are we being mislead again? did they use the money for other things? I wish I could go to the council meeting and ask. Maybe the Times Daily...
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I would like to see an economic study before building such a large facility (31 courts). Its like the ag center. Looks like its going to be a concert hall. The state has to support the ag centers that are already in existence. I do like the idea of the small center to marry up jobs with skills. The federal courts just gave Alabama a big bill to improve the prison system. Taxes will probably go up. If Alabama neglects the order, the court will seize state revenue and make the improvements,...
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That's what I was thinking, 31 would be a great deal of overhead, unless some of the courts were easily converted to basketball at times, then rent the court for the pick up games.
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Perhaps a family member or friend can attend the meeting for you and you can give them your questions to ask the council for you. Also, let them voice record the questions and the answers using a smart phone. Be sure to put the phone in airplane mode, so you don’t get a call while voice recording. Just point the microphone toward the person speaking. Later they can download the recording to a computer to share the voice file with you. Too bad a boat launch for access to Wilson lake can’t be...
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I can't go because of work. The big question is what happen to the money from the gas tax? When retirement came in and built the Marriott and two golf courses and the conference center was given to them for $1. There was a gas tax put in place for the Shoals. Is it still in place? how much has it generated? where is the money? Was this another shell game?
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A 31 court tennis complex is an ultra high maintenance operation. They'd need a number of employees properly trained to keep up the place--and a marketing person to get tournaments in. Courts have to be resurfaced every few years at a cost of $15K per court--pushing $500K combined. We don't have enough tennis players to fully utilize the current courts in town. What are they going to do with the other tennis courts--they wouldn't need? The tennis complex would be a boondoggle--paid for by...
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Would a modular plan be feasible? Build a certain number of indoor and outdoor courts, with plans to expand, if the players came?
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The TD has an article, today. Representatives of 11 of the hotels are concerned that the revenue stream for the courts is inadequate.
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Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court with the net lowered to 34 inches at the center. It is played with a perforated plastic ball similar to a whiffle ball and wood or composite paddles about twice the size of ping pong paddles. No where to play around here that I know of...so we laid out our own court in the yard for the kids to choose between badminton or Pickleball.