After reviewing information on the project last week, city commissioners officially approved Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with the Emporia Country Club allowing the construction of a public pickleball facility on the premises. The six-court facility (which will be considered a city park upon completion) will be on the current site of the country club’s unutilized tennis courts, directly adjacent to its parking lot. Additional ingress and egress easements have been approved by the ECC as part of the agreement, giving the city additional access (and maintenance obligations) for nearby sidewalks and one or more ECC parking stalls for public use. Barring any weather or complications due to the pandemic, construction should begin in the spring with an estimated completion date of late July.
Source: Emporia Gazette
