The Park and Recreation Department has made the decision to close Featherland Tennis Courts until further notice due to the fact that the courts are damaged beyond repair and that the fencing around the courts was damaged this winter and funds are not available to the replace the fencing at this time.\u00a0 The Park and Recreation Commission will be considering whether to replace some or all of the courts at Featherland during the next capital funding cycle at a cost of approximately $25,000 per court.\u00a0 Until such time the courts may be used for overflow parking as this won\u2019t create any additional damage as they need to be rebuilt from the ground up.\u00a0 Any additional questions can be directed to the Park, Recreation and Aquatic Director Nancy McShea at (978) 639-3259 or mcshean@sudbury.ma.us.\u00a0 In the meantime residents can utilize the tennis courts at the high school or at Feeley field off of Raymond Road.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n
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From Bill Place, DPW Director,\u00a0regarding trees and fencing around the tennis court:<\/p>\n
The trees were diseased and were taken down by the Tree Department.<\/p>\n
The fences were removed as a result of the damage to them from the amount of snow we received this past winter.<\/p>\n
The remaining fencing was removed because the posts and chain links needed to be replaced as a result of corrosion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Park and Recreation Department has made the decision to close Featherland Tennis Courts until further notice due to the fact that the courts are damaged beyond repair and that the fencing around the courts … Read full article