CLEARFIELD – On Monday night, the Clearfield Area School District Board of Directors was presented with alternatives to a complete reconstruction of the high school’s tennis courts.
J. Greer Hayden, of HHSDR Architects/Engineers, said they recently visited and reviewed the conditions of the courts. He said they are closed and unplayable at the present time.
Hayden indicated the six courts total 40,000 square feet. He said their first was option was a total reconstruction of the courts with the addition of drainage. He said the option would cost $513,240.
Under the second option, he said they would repair the cracking in the tennis courts to restore the surface. He said they would remove, reset and paint the posts, nets and fencing. He said option two would cost $214,363.
“It is your least expensive option,” he said. “But I’m not sure how long it would last. It is hard to predict its life. It could last a couple years, or it could last quite a few.”
Hayden said the district could also choose to mill and repave the top wearing of the course under subsection “a” of option three. He said they’d also install new fencing, posts and nets. He said the option would cost $413,775.
In the final option, Hayden said they could overlay wearing course over the existing. He said they’d also replace the fencing, posts and nets in subsection “b” of option three. He said it would cost $375,525 to do so.
According to a prior GantDaily report, Rick Bunning, director of buildings and grounds, updated the board on the status of the high school’s tennis courts at a regular meeting in March.
Bunning said HHSDR Architects/Engineers had recently evaluated the tennis courts. He said they have recommended the district tear down and rebuild the courts. He said it would cost in the area of $500,000 to do so.
At that meeting, Ken Caldwell, of Jefferson Paving Corp., said the tennis courts had cracked spots and puddles. He said Bunning had related they didn’t have suitable ground conditions underneath the courts.
Caldwell said he wasn’t sure of the board’s outlook on the project. He said if the district wanted to maintain the court’s location or move it, they would oblige to the direction of the project.
Caldwell said they should research further into the court’s present location. He said they could have coring done to determine the condition of the ground underneath.
“I have no idea what (that condition is),” he said. He said the cost to do so would be determined by the number of cores done on the courts.
Bunning added J. Greer Hayden, of HHSDR Architects/Engineers said a temporary patch would only last two to three years. He said the district hasn’t had any coring done by the architects.
Board member Phil Carr inquired about the costs to patch the courts. Bunning said it wasn’t the recommendation of the architect.
Carr said he realized the same but noted they haven’t determined the direction of the feasibility study.
Dave Glass, board president, said then they should research the cost of both coring and repairs.