Patching tennis courts the only affordable option

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 11, 2012

~~<p>Question: Numerous retired people, including myself, play at the Ala Moana tennis courts daily. The cracks on some courts were 1 to 3 inches wide, making matches quite challenging. About four months ago the city Department of Parks and Recreation completed a lengthy process of resurfacing all 10 courts. We all concluded that the work was mostly cosmetic. Cracks reappeared a few weeks after the work was completed. Park employees write it off to ground movement, so why was that not taken into consideration when the work was put out to bid? The city needs to do a better job of planning and maintaining our recreation facilities and not waste tax dollars on short-term cosmetic repairs.</p>
<p>Answer: The courts were not resurfaced with new asphalt, which would have been too costly a project, although the work done was more than cosmetic.</p>
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Question: Numerous retired people, including myself, play at the Ala Moana tennis courts daily. The cracks on some courts were 1 to 3 inches wide, making matches quite challenging. About four months ago the city Department of Parks and Recreation completed a lengthy process of resurfacing all 10 courts. We all concluded that the work was mostly cosmetic. Cracks reappeared a few weeks after the work was completed. Park employees write it off to ground movement, so why was that not taken into consideration when the work was put out to bid? The city needs to do a better job of planning and maintaining our recreation facilities and not waste tax dollars on short-term cosmetic repairs.

Answer: The courts were not resurfaced with new asphalt, which would have been too costly a project, although the work done was more than cosmetic. Login for more...