By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council got an update from parks director Justin Combs as the plan to put pickleball courts at Rice Park has hit some snags.
"This winter, when we set out the timeline, we did not anticipate having to build a new base for that site," Combs said. "When we broke up the asphalt, it was literally asphalt poured on dirt."
In order to do it right, they had to dig and haul in rock to put a base in.
"The window we had to complete that project, we spent doing that base repair," Combs said. "The base is there. We do have staff, hopefully this week starting again on that site. We haven't completely lost track of it, we just had several other planned projects and a few unplanned that kind of popped up."
They'll be able to get back to it after Salt City Splash is open for the season.
"We also had a project at the airport that we are working on," Combs said. "Splash pads are open as of this week, so that was a big push. The pool opens in two weeks and that will be our next focus, is back to the pickleball court."
The work should be finished sometime this summer.