Pickleball enthusiasts will soon have another location to play their favorite game.
The city of Ely is developing a pickleball area near Semer’s Park, just above the parking area.
Upon recommendation of the city’s parks and recreation board, council members voted Tuesday to proceed with the first phase of the project, which includes minor tree clearing and road construction to the courts.
“What we’re looking at is grubbing that roadway and the parking area,” said clerk-treasurer and operations director Harold Langowski.
As council members discussed what financial impacts, if any, there would be to the city, member John Lahtonen sought some clarification.
“What you’re saying is this is in-kind services to be provided by the city,” said Lahtonen.
Langowski concurred. “Other than this in-kind labor and in-kind materials, this will be covered by the pickleball club or other funding sources that they’re going after,” said Langowski. “They are fundraising and do have money for the development of the site.”
Drawings included in Tuesday’s meeting packet show a fenced-in area of 132by-120 feet, with six separate pickleball courts.
