Schoenbaum Tennis Courts Repairs Contract Approved A Year After Request

By Ali Schmitz The Schoenbaum Tennis Courts are on their way toward getting repaired. Charleston City Council members approved a contract with West Virginia Paving to repair the courts last week, adding a drainage system beneath the asphalt. The approved contract came more than a year after the City Council's committee on parks and recreation recommended the city publish a request for quotes for repairs to the courts. Standing water from beneath the court seeps up between cracks in the courts' asphalt in the heat. West Virginia Paving will install drainage pipes, remove and reinstall the courts' pavement, and provide new fencing. The project will cost more than $835,000 for all eight courts.