At the HCSD Board of Education meeting last night, Board president Mark DePace reported on the results of the exit poll that sought community input or whether or not pickleball striping should be introduced on the historic tennis courts at Montgomery C. Smith. DePace's report can be heard here, starting at 2:20:27.
DePace said that of those responding to the exit poll, 322 were in favor of introducing pickleball striping and 199 were opposed--an outcome that DePace described as "fairly close." (There were a total of 1,345 votes cast for the school budget, so it is safe to say that the majority of the voters missed the exit poll.)
Despite the intel reported by Justin Weaver a couple of weeks ago, it seems, from statements made by DePace last night, that decisions have not yet been made about which courts would get pickleball striping, the ones closest to the bleachers or the ones farthest away, or even if repaving the tennis courts will be part of the current capital project. DePace indicated too that they have not yet confirmed if pickleball striping would preclude the use of the courts for sanctioned tennis tournaments.
DePace told the board, "We don't need to make a decision tonight" regarding the tennis courts. When a decision will be made is not clear.
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