The Washington City Council held a lengthy discussion on a grant proposal at their most recent meeting, which resulted in a unanimous vote of approval.
A group led by Keith Lazar submitted a request for the city’s endorsement to apply for a $5,000 spring small grant from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation to renovate the existing tennis courts near Case Field into dual purpose courts for pickleball. The community group has received a bid of $57,975 from L.L. Pelling for this work, which does not include pickleball nets or benches. The group hopes to keep their total project cost below $60,000.