On July 13, 2022 the Sun City Center Community Association’s (SCC CA) Board of Directors approved a contract to reconstruct the entire pickleball court area in the south campus. The contract for $263,785 was awarded to Stewart Tennis Courts & Fencing, Inc. located in Palmetto, Florida. The project was originally scheduled to begin in September 2022 with a projected timeline of eight to twelve weeks. For various reasons, the project did not get under way until December 1, 2022. On May 24, 2023, the eight new courts were opened for play.
As of October 2023 the project has been completed, with the exception of a few repairs and a final walkthrough. Below is the “mock up” diagram that the SCC CA posted on their website for the community residents back in July 2022.
Photos taken on May 19, 2023: Changes since May 12, 2023
- All 8 courts painted
- Lines on courts 2, 4, 6 and 8 completed
- Lines on courts 1, 3, 5 and 7 not yet done
- Fencing between courts still to be installed
Photos taken on May 12, 2023: Changes since May 5, 2023
- All sidewalks completed
- Most of the light poles installed
- Levelling work done on all courts
Photos taken on May 5, 2023: Changes since Apr 15, 2023
- Part of center area concrete was poured
- The concrete was poured for some sidewalks around perimeter of courts
- 4-foot fence posts between the courts were installed
Photos taken on Apr 15, 2023: Changes since Mar 7, 2023
- Installation of fence posts and top rails
Photos taken on Mar 7, 2023: Changes since Mar 4, 2023
- Asphalt paving was done on courts 2 to 8
Photos taken on Mar 4, 2023: Changes since Feb 4, 2023
- Grading work done this week
- Water sprinklers installed
- Getting ready to lay asphalt
Photos taken on Feb 4, 2023: Changes since Jan 21, 2023
- More crushed stone delivered
- Grading of crushed stone
Photos taken on Jan 21, 2023: Changes since Jan 12, 2023
- Grading of crushed stone
Photos taken on Jan 12, 2023: Changes since Jan 3, 2023
- Lights removed from court 1
- Shade structure removed between courts 4 and 5
- Bushes beside court 4 were removed
Photo taken on Jan 3, 2023: Changes since Dec 27, 2022
- The surface on the courts 2, 3 and 4 has been removed
Photo taken on Dec 27, 2022: Changes since Dec 17, 2022
- The court surface on the volleyball courts and court 5 has been removed
- Courts 1-4 appear to be unchanged
Photos taken on Dec 17, 2022: Changes since Dec 6, 2022
- Locks were added to all the pickleball gates
- Yellow tape was added around the shade structure behind courts 2 and 3
- All the fencing around the two volleyball courts was taken down
Photo taken on Dec 6, 2022: Changes since Dec 1, 2022
- The main gate into court 4 was removed
Photo taken on Dec 1, 2022: Day 1 of the new pickleball courts construction project
- The pickleball nets and posts were removed from all five courts
- All benches were removed and stacked behind the south hall maintenance building
