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Tapora tennis and ball sports fans will be getting an unexpected bonus later this year, thanks to a mishap during renovation works.
The two tennis courts between Tapora School and the community hall have been undergoing a $63,790 facelift funded by Rodney Local Board to improve drainage, install a new chain link fence and lay a new concrete surface for tennis, pickleball and a basketball half-court.
However, according to Rodney area manager for parks and community facilities Geoff Pitman, the court surface was not completed to Auckland Council standards, so contractors now need to add an extra layer.
“While the surface is still playable, and will not delay the use of the facility, there are a number of imperfections on the courts,” he said.
“We have asked the contractor to apply a layered acrylic sports surface paint system to the current concrete finish. We expect this will be done by the end of this year, once warmer weather conditions permit.”
Pitman added that the courts should be open to the public in the meantime, once the main work is finished at the end of this month, and that any additional costs for adding the extra sports surface paint later on would be met by the contractor.
