PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Those that play pickleball along the coast will be excited to learn that new pickleball courts are coming to Padre Island.
This was first reported by Mary Craft with the Island Moon newspaper.
The pickleball facility will cover three acres of land and will hold 12 indoor, air-conditioned courts.
Eventually the facility will also house a bar and an outdoor area for food trucks. It's being built just south of Padre Balli Park Road between Palmira Avenue and Park Road 22, Craft reported.
"There are people that go to destinations just because there are pickleball courts," said island native and pickleball enthusiast David Eckenrode.
"I think it's going to be an unusual situation to see the people that are going to come to the island for vacation because there's pickleball courts here. That alone is worth the time and effort to put these projects together," he said.
Eckenrode said he spoke to the developer and expects the project to be completed by the end of the year.
Eckenrode is also working on a separate project to turn an unused parking lot into four to six outdoor courts.
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