New Pickleball courts ready for spring play in VBT

The former crumbling tennis courts at the northeast corner of Denton and Beckley roads in Van Buren Township have been upgraded and will be ready for use in the spring.
Davenport Brothers Construction of Belleville was the contractor on the work.
At its regular meeting on June 2, held virtually by Zoom, the VBT Board of Trustees voted unanimously for a 10-year ground lease agreement with The Habitat Company LLC (Harbour Club Apartments) for the northeast corner of Beckley and Denton roads for a total lease cost of $10 over the ten years of the lease.
The township was to renovate the present tennis courts there to create four pickleball courts and a parking lot at an estimated cost of $185,000 and use this as part of its park system. The courts will be maintained by VBT and the grass and parking lot maintained by Harbour Club.