The community is invited to help mark the reopening of the renovated Manning Park Tennis Courts, 449 San Ysidro Road in Montecito. The ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26.
 
The County of Santa Barbara, Community Services Department, Parks Division, recently completed construction to restore the public tennis court at Manning Park.

The $850,000 project was funded with park maintenance funds.

Improvements include replacement of the tennis court and additional court striping for four pickleball courts.

The project was constructed with a steel-cable post-tensioned concrete foundation to assuage cracking and pile footings to protect two mature oak trees, officials said. Colored acrylic court surfacing was applied in accordance with American Tennis Association (ATA) standards.

“Our team tackled some significant challenges during construction to save two large oak trees located next to the court, but we stayed with it and now have a great project that respects the history of the park,” said Roy Lee, First District county supervisor.

Civil engineer Coast Engineering & Design, Inc. designed the Manning Park Tennis Court Replacement project. Construction was completed by JJ Fisher Construction, Inc.

The tennis court at Manning Park is a popular local facility constructed in the 1960s. Repairs to the concrete court in recent years did not correct the recurring surface cracking.

For more about the Manning Tennis and Pickleball Courts and other County parks and opens spaces, visit www.sbparks.org.