Committee explores shade structures and tent purchases to support courts and events

Committee members discussed shade options for courts and spectator areas and considered whether a permanent shade structure with a concrete footing would be preferable to repeated tent rentals. Discussion covered pros and cons of a permanent pad, seasonal removal for winter, and how shade could be integrated with seating to improve spectator comfort and court visibility.

Ideas included purchasing a 20-by-30 heavy-duty tent (committee members noted purchase prices around several hundred dollars to over $1,000 for larger units) to support community events, and exploring telephone-post-style permanent shades with concrete pads to protect grass and provide accessible seating. Members also discussed coordinating shade with other potential projects (walkway connections, art walls) and limiting scope creep so shade work did not derail other initiatives.