Pickleball courts coming to Covington park

Pickleball lovers will have one more place to swing their paddles in Northern Kentucky soon.

Pickleball courts will be added to the 43-acre Pioneer Park in Covington by early 2025.

The courts are part of a $324,000 project that includes a redesign of tennis courts at the park to make them playable for pickleball, renovation of the park's basketball courts, and fence replacements around the facility.

According to a news release from the Kenton County Fiscal Court, commissioners approved a bid for the project by Florence-based Riegler Blacktop on Aug. 13.

The first county-owned pickleball courts debuted last fall at Richardson Road Park in Independence. The six new courts were part of a $493,528 project that included basketball and tennis court renovations and a new handicap-accessible access road, the county website states.

“Our team is thrilled with how well-used the pickleball courts at Richardson Road Park are, which made it an easy decision to look for ways to give residents access to pickleball courts at our other County parks,” Judge Executive Kris Knochelmann said in a news release. “We always want our parks to match the needs of our residents, and by making investments such as this, we’re able to do just that.”

Jolene Almendarez reports on Northern Kentucky issues. You can email her at jolenea@gannett.com and follow her on Threads at @jalmendarez57.

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