RE_ Manhattan Middle School tennis courts 5_RedactedFrom:Bulger, Connor
To:Rhodes, Alison
Subject:RE: Manhattan Middle School tennis courts
Date:Monday, June 10, 2024 2:52:59 PM
To my knowledge, that’s correct. I’ve never booked these for anything (they aren’t even listed
in Active) and are not listed on our external website as reservable either.
From: Rhodes, Alison <RhodesA@bouldercolorado.gov>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 2:46 PM
To: Bulger, Connor <BulgerC@bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: re: Manhattan Middle School tennis courts
Can you confirm for me, please, these are BVSD owned-operated, right?
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Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 12:42 PM
To: Rhodes, Alison <rhodesa@bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: Manhattan Middle School tennis courts
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Hi Ali,
I am a S. Boulder resident and active tennis player with the Boulder Tennis Assn and also
was at the many PnR meetings regarding getting the inventory of tennis courts back to
the pre-pickleball days. My husband and I prefer not to have to drive or join an
unaffordable country club to play tennis. In that light, I have an inexpensive suggestion
that could bridge over the dismal court availability at this time. As you know, we have
lost Fairview and Centennial tennis courts due to resurfacing right now, and CU South
too. This is a critical time of year for league and training for tournaments.
Backstory: Sunday morning 6/9/24, all courts at Martin Pk, East Boulder Rec and S.
Boulder Rec were full, so I finally settled on going over to the "horrible" courts at
Manhattan Middle School. (Pls see photos attached) The 4 courts there are pretty bad,
but one or two not so bad for informal practice or training with a ball machine. They
could be made playable with the following cheap fixes:
1. Swap the net on court #1 to court #2, or replace the net on court #1. I didn't look
closely at courts 3 and 4, but possibly the same scenario there. If there is no budget for
a net, I can see if I could get a second hand one from RMTC and donate it to the city or
school. The objective is to put the better nets on the least cracked courts.
2. Fill cracks with builder's sand, some cracks are 6" wide and hazardous. Coarse
builder's sand has rough edges and would tend to stay packed in the cracks. This could
tie us over until Fairview is done.
3. Consider Manhattan to be completely resurfaced in the near future and used as
overflow courts for EBRC. It's easy for folks who get bumped off the EBRC courts to walk
or bike over to Manhattan to continue to play tennis. It's a win - win to invest in 4 courts
together for league and when Gonzo is doing his tennis classes, you have courts nearby.
Thank you for keeping tennis accessible to all in Boulder.