A tennis club was present at Erin council last week with its hopes set on getting a $150k investment to repair their courts.

Erin Tennis Club President Andrew Salisbury told council the remaining funds to complete the $250k cost would be raised internally. Salisbury explained that the club was hoping for a solution that wouldn't require consistent upkeep.

The courts have been repaired several times in recent years for wear-and-tear quick fixes.

"It's simple to repair things, cracks are relatively inexpensive to repair but they don't last," Salisbury stated.

"We're going through every three years looking at repairing cracks. So, we feel we should come with a solution that is a little more long-term focused," he concluded.

After lots of discussion with a court company, Salisbury proposed the idea of an asphalt lift, which is three inches of asphalt on top of the court and then layers of paint, fibreglass and court re-surfacing materials.

Coun. John Brennan wasn't opposed to the idea of supplying the funds, but he was wary of how quickly it could get done.

"Realistically speaking, I don't see the possibility of doing a tender by August 31st. What we have to do is we have to refer this back to staff to find a way of how we're going to finance this," Brennan said.

"Either this year, or obviously if it's next year, that becomes a part of the budget process for 2024," he added.

Coun. Bridget Ryan, meanwhile, said she dropped by the club recently and had nothing but good reviews.

Council will talk the matter over before coming back with a report.

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