On Tuesday, May 26, 2009, the county board approved an agreement with the Cook County Tennis Association (CCTA) for ongoing maintenance and repair of the public tennis courts on Community Center grounds next to Cook County High School.
In that agreement, the county assumes responsibility for security, lawn care, lighting, portable toilet facilities, garbage hauling, a drinking fountain, and resurfacing every five to seven years or as needed.
The CCTA assumes responsibility for filling cracks in the surface of the courts, placing and removing wind screens, hauling recyclables, keeping the courts clean during tennis season, and providing tennis programs for youth and adults.
Some of the responsibilities the county agreed to take over were previously handled by Cook County Schools before a land trade gave ownership of the courts to the county. One issue resulting from the land trade resulted when the school decided not to supply water to the fountain installed years ago by the CCTA. Thewater had been piped from a cement building behind the school that the school did not want to heat in the winter just to keep the water fountain pipe from freezing. According to CCTA board member Rod Wannebo, also on the school board, the school is considering installing a fountain outside the northwest corner of the school facing the tennis courts. That decision will likely be made by the school’s maintenance department.
If the school decides not to install a fountain, a new fountain could be installed on tennis court grounds for about $500, Wannebo said.
County Maintenance Director Brian Silence will talk to ISD 166 Maintenance Director Mike Groth about installation of a fountain at the school.
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