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Raytown Parks Reopens Tennis Courts At Colman Park Includes 10 and Under Quickstart Tennis Initiative for Kids
Ribbon cutting. Included are Parks Board members, Michele Sipes, Terry Landers, Aaron Smith; Aldermen, Steve Mock, Pat Ertz, Charlotte Melson and Bill VanBuskirk; and Friends of Raytown Parks Board members, Wayne Gadt and Rhoda Ertel
The Raytown Parks and Recreation Department opened the four newly refurbished tennis courts at Sarah Colman-Livengood Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5912 Lane Ave. on October 24th at 4:00 p.m. City, Parks and Friends of Raytown Parks board officials, United States Tennis Association (USTA) representatives,
and Raytown citizens attended the grand opening. Hilltop Racquet Club was present to teach a youth tennis lesson after the dedication of the tennis courts. This project was made possible through a Missouri Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant in the amount of $74,501 through the Missouri
Dept. of Natural Resources. The project received a $20,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and an additional $10,000 from the USTA Missouri Valley Section for a total grant award of $30,000. The project included new asphalt surfacing, new amenities and two of the four courts were relined for 10
Left to right: USTA reps, J.R. McConnel and Rob McConnel; 25th year youth tennis instructor with Raytown, Gwen Hull and, Alderman Steve Mock
Left to right: Park Board members, Mark Siettmann and Pat Jackson; Kevin Boji, Parks Director; and USTA Missouri Valley representative, Mary Buschmann
and Under Quickstart Tennis, a nationwide USTA initiative supported by the City of Raytown. 10 and Under Tennis allows children, ages 10 years and under, to learn the game of tennis and build an appreciation for tennis by playing on smaller courts with slower balls and kidsized equipment. ”Renovating the
Colman Park tennis courts has been a goal of the City of Raytown for several years. Thanks to alternative funding sources such as the federally funded LWCF program administered through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and United States Tennis Association grants, we’re able to leverage local dollars
to once again provide outstanding state of the art public tennis facilities for Raytown that improve the health of the community”, said Kevin Boji, Raytown Parks and Recreation Director. The ColmanLivengood Park courts were closed to the public in 2009 due to deteriorated Continued on page 2