Kinsey, Ala.(WDNews) – A new set of pickleball courts is now open in the Town of Kinsey, part of a growing effort to invest in outdoor recreation using Houston County lodging tax revenue.
All the money from the lodging tax is from people coming from out of town to stay at hotels in Houston County.
The courts are located along the Kinsey Walking Trail behind the volunteer fire station at 6188 Walden Drive.
Kinsey Mayor, Jason Reneau, confirmed the courts were built as part of a broader initiative funded through $168,000 in tax dollars approved in November. Kinsey was one of the first towns in the area to complete its project using the funding.
The town utilized $40,000 of the funds to build the pickleball courts. However, it is not the first project using the tax money.
The first project was a playground that cost $90,000. The mayor said that the motivation for building the pickleball courts was to provide a fun activity for all ages.
“Middle aged adults and even elderly like to play pickleball,” Mayor Reneau said in an interview.
He said that the next project would be a basketball court that will be built next month. Reneau says that local teenagers were kept in mind when making this decision.
The mayor confirmed that other recreational projects, such as a splash pad, are being considered for the future.
