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This was a big disappointment for the large number of tennis players who had waited so long for the <br />additional courts. Following that, some of us made repeated pleas to have additional courts built in the Bernal <br />Park. That effort was unsuccessful despite the fact that it was found that the City of Pleasanton had sufficient <br />facilities for all sports other than tennis. The study that the City had done to determine this proved that the <br />number of tennis courts in Pleasanton was not meeting the needs of the residents. The larger lobbying <br />groups for soccer, baseball, and even lacrosse won the favor of the City Council approval in the Bernal Park <br />despite the much higher costs involved and the fact that there were far more soccer and baseball fields in <br />Pleasanton than in most other cities. <br />It would appear that the additional of the two courts in the Pleasanton Tennis and Community Park may be <br />denied once again based on the current protesters. I understand they may have an issue with removal of a <br />few of the trees that the City planted in the park in phase two. I am sure that if this is the main issue, the City <br />plans to enhance the landscape with the completion of the courts and this should not be an issue. There may <br />be other arguments being raised by this group but regardless of the perceived issues, it appears that the <br />tennis players may once again be denied. <br />I personally have lost the passion to fight for more courts after so many previous efforts. Like many other avid <br />players in Pleasanton, I have been playing in Castro Valley and Danville where the availability of courts is not <br />sufficient either but the players work with each other to allow for free play time and sharing of the courts. <br />I still have my gold shovel from the ground breaking of phase two of the Pleasanton Tennis and Community <br />Park proudly displayed in my storage shed. It remains there as a reminder of the last real effort to meet the <br />needs of Pleasanton tennis players. <br />I wish you good luck in the discussions ahead with the protesters. Hopefully, it will not result in additional <br />costs to the City. <br />Best regards, <br />Tom Murphy <br />498 Los Rios Court <br />Pleasanton, Ca. 94566 <br />Click here to report this email as spam. <br />2 <br />4 <br />