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35 <br /> Slide #40 <br /> J. Pelphry <br /> Orange County Tennis Advocates and Players <br /> Tennis and Plckieball are both fast growing sports <br /> for all Tennis advocates In Orange County and <br /> natianwide- <br /> To Northern Orange County residents,Fairview <br /> Park tennis courts are quickly becomingthe most <br /> popular place irr town.There are 3 publIccourts at <br /> Fairview Park- <br /> Ora nge Ca unty leases these courts to: <br /> Drange Tenn is Ciub <br /> Durham private school far tearn practices <br /> EmpadTennis <br /> This is a lot of action for"only"three public tennis <br /> cou rks. <br /> Sch-laskic Tea m play requires minimurn of 6 courts <br /> John Pelphrey gave the Board a petition with signatures of support for the project. He <br /> said the Orange Tennis Club operates as a 501(c)3. He said he has lived in Hillsborough for the <br /> last 18 years. He said that the Tennis Club are always looking for other places to play. He said <br /> they run clinics five days a week and they would be able to utilize the space for multiple sports. <br /> He hopes that it is run similarly to the SportsPlex. <br /> Slide #41 <br /> J. Pelphrey <br /> Public Tennis Courts in Orange Counter <br /> Compare our 9 public courts to, <br /> Durham County-61 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill- 16 <br /> Mebane- 9 <br /> Additionally,with the growth of pickle <br /> ball which requires court spacer there <br /> is a clear need far more courts open to , <br /> the public in the northern portion of <br /> this County — — -- <br /> There are no indaortennis courts <br />