CASPER, Wyo. — City of Casper leaders took action Tuesday toward officially handing over park property to the Natrona County School District, which is nearly done building a $3.75 million 10-court tennis complex at Highland Park.
The Casper City Council passed on first reading an ordinance approving a plat and associated subdivision agreement for the 4.57-acre Highland Park Tennis Complex Addition. The tennis complex is south and west of the South Beverly Street and East Fourth Street intersection near the Casper Rec Center.
“[The project] should be relatively close to being finished,” City Manager Carter Napier said.
Passage on three readings is required for a city ordinance to become law.
During the public hearing on the proposed ordinance April 18, Shawn Lutz brought attention to the “waist-high” court fence, expressing concern that tennis balls could end up on the street and cause traffic issues. City Planner Craig Collins offered to share that concern to the school district.
The 10-court project involved a combination of constructing new courts and rehabilitating courts previously owned by the city. To allow the project to move forward, in July the City Council authorized the transfer of land at Highland Park to NSCD. Construction started in September.
The tennis complex will serve as a place for high school tennis teams to practice and host competitions. Two of the existing courts at Highland Park are to be resurfaced for pickleball.
In separate action Tuesday regarding the Highland Park Tennis Complex, the Casper City Council approved amending a memorandum of understanding for community recreation facilities with NSCD. The amendment incorporates the city’s two northernmost tennis courts in the school’s complex. NCSD has agreed to maintain the courts if the city resurfaces them for pickleball play.
See City of Casper Highland Park Tennis Complex Addition ordinance documents here:
