Show 1 i Vernal s' s c City completes 00 h WI oJ jJ f i. i I. I j X i. i tr cre ton ff i Ne Nearly I worth of facilities facilities' hav have just been completed completed completed com com- this week at t the Uintah County Vernal County City recreation park complex plex near Uintah High School Two o projects sponsored by Vernal City and receiving matching Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Agency funds include include include in in- clude a four four court court tennis complex and a Bicentennial pavilion to be used for public gatherings and concerts and for skating during the winter THE TIlE TENNIS complex is located on on the west side of the recreation park The courts are finis finished ed and ready for use according to City Manager Glade I I. I Ne Nelson son Cost of the tennis tennis' facility amounted to for the concrete and surface construction construction construction con con- with Uintah County providing the asphalt The entire complex is surrounded and separated by a link chain-link fence with gates that can be locked The Th fencing contract was Original plans called for lighting tor for night playing but because of the higher than expected costs for construction the lights were were temporarily removed from the project Electrical conduits have been included in the general construction con con- so lights can be added said Nelson A sprinkling system around the courts is also included in the project to allow for Cor land land- BOR funds were used for Cor one-half one of the cost of the thc courts LEGER Construction of oC Vernal finished the construction this week of what will be known as the Bicentennial Pavilion located on the east side of Uintah Vernal County-Vernal City Recreation Park The pavilion is an 80 by foot 80 metal structure to be used for public gatherings and concerts in the summer and as a skating ting rink in inthe inthe inthe the winter Funding of the pavilion wasby was wasby wasby by a Bicentennial grant and in Bureau of Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Out Out- door Recreation funds Vernal City supplied the remaining for the project Provisions for lights have bc been n made for the pavilion but were not included in an effort to build the structure within the budget of Vernal City No skating will be provided this year in the pavilion because the concrete needs to cure before it is covered with ice reported Mr Nelson Uintah Recreation Association representing Uintah County Vernal City Uintah School District and the Church will operate the entire r recreational complex |