City Council seeks design for tennis, pickleball courts

The City Council is moving forward on design and construction administration services for new tennis and pickleball courts at Newcastle’s Veterans Park.

The idea had been tossed around by the Council until their regular meeting Monday, September 8 when they approved a proposal from Copeland Design Collective for landscape architectural consulting services at a cost of $44,000.

City Manager Kevin Self said the courts would be a good addition to the park and would serve the city residents, as well as the school to use for practice.Self said he is waiting to see the engineer’s design estimates, but noted that the courts would be only recreational, and not competitive.