Potholes will be fixed

Potholes in the entrance to the Empire Bay Tennis Courts car park will be fixed as part of the Gosford Council's maintenance works schedule.

The tennis courts were inspected by council officers following a petition that the council received on July 24.

The petition had 22 signatures and stated that users of the Empire Bay Tennis Courts were unhappy with the conditions of the surrounding park.

They stated that the grass was a foot high and, if mown, cut grass was left and not raked up and that the entrance to the car park had pot holes so deep members were forced to drive up on the grass to get to the tennis courts.

The petition also stated that users were concerned that the children's enclave never had the gate closed, it filled up with water 30cm deep and that the sand was discoloured and needed removing.

Council's maintenance services section inspected the facility and confirmed that repair works were required for the potholes but said there were no plans to remove the playground in the near future.

Council officers said they would inspect both the drainage and soft fall sand area.

A report by council officers stated that should it be determined that the sand required cleaning, such maintenance works would be carried out this financial year.

The report said that the closure of the gate could not be monitored and was not required under Council policy.

Gosford Council agenda COR.102, 23 Oct 2012