Pickleball courts to be served up at Wilson Park in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE — The parks board on Monday unanimously supported a project to put six pickleball courts at Wilson Park, replacing one full-sized tennis court and four junior tennis courts. The plan originally was to put eight pickleball courts at the park, but the existing slab doesn’t have enough room, said Ted Jack, park planning superintendent. Players would bump up against the fencing on the perimeter of the courts, making for a less pleasurable experience for everyone, he said. Jack presented some cost estimates to the board. Total estimated cost of the project is $689,700. However, no designs have been made,…