On Friday evening, June 30, the Malad City Council held an emergency meeting regarding the new pickleball courts.

The cement for the new courts has been laid and are now ready to paint. The committee was planning to paint the courts until they found that it involved a lot more expertise than they felt they had. They found a contractor to paint the courts but don’t have all of the money raised yet to pay him. Presently the courts are unsealed because it is easier to apply the special paint for the courts to an unsealed cement, but the cement cannot go for a year unsealed. 

After a discussion, the council, by majority because of the absence of Councilwoman Jaime Olsen, agreed to allow the funds to come out of the Malad City Park budget of $56,400. The committee will continue with fundraisers to pay back the funds. So far, they have raised approximately $30,000.

Councilman Lance Tripp reported to the council that in addition to the cash donations, labor and materials donations have been received in the approximate amount of $362,000.