New Sioux Park Tennis Courts Complex Opened to Public Access
Action at the new Sioux Park Tennis Courts Complex. The facility opened December 20 after 10 months of construction to build a new facility with 12 courts and numerous amenities.
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NEW SIOUX PARK TENNIS COURTS COMPLEX OPENED
TO PUBLIC ACCESS
**12-court complex opens for public use
after 10-month construction period
**Official ribbon-cutting ceremony set for spring
**Four courts will remain open throughout winter season
RAPID CITY, SD—Construction is complete, Mother Nature cooperated and the City’s Parks and Recreation Department opened the new Sioux Park Tennis Courts Complex to public access just prior to the holidays.
Wednesday (December 20) marked the first day the public could access the 12-court complex. The courts will be open from approximately 5 am to dusk until push button controls for the court lights are installed. Some of the courts will remain open during the winter season.
Construction on the $3 million project began in late January. The Sioux Park Tennis Court project was one of 11 projects approved in early 2022 by the Rapid City Common Council to receive Vision Fund money, based on recommendations from the Citizens Vision Fund Committee. The Council approved $3 million for the project, which called for a total rebuild of the area and included 12 tennis courts, new LED sports lighting, seating and shade structures, new fencing and windscreens and upgraded vendor, spectator and team amenities as well as drainage improvements.
“We are planning an official ribbon cutting ceremony sometime in the spring but with the weather being so nice, we wanted to open access to the complex for the public to get some outdoor court time and get a close look at the improvements,” said City Parks and Recreation Landscape Architect Melissa Petersen. “We appreciate the patience of the public during the past 10 months as contractor crews worked on this project that will provide great recreational opportunities for the public as well as the community in hosting big tennis events.”
Complete Concrete, Inc. of Rapid City is the contractor on the project.
Petersen said the City plans to keep at least four courts closest to the north parking lot of the Sioux Park complex open to public access throughout the winter season. There will be portable restroom facilities near the complex for public use.