While You Were Away…
Proposed pickle ball court location
There have been several proposed changes to the use of green space and existing amenities within VillageWalk.
The first indication of these changes was given at a public BOD meeting on August 7, 2018 . The video of that meeting can be seen here: https://youtu.be/y6l_Tu9KjNk (12:06 minute mark of the video)
Next we received an endorsement notice supporting the BOD's proposed decision making from the Tennis Committee dated August 14, 2018. Please review the TC's document (pdf) notice below.
Both instances indicate support by “the tennis people.” To our knowledge, VillageWalk Residents were not made aware of these plans until 11 days ago.
More importantly, this is not about tennis… it is about the long-term use of our community resources and amenities by all residents of VillageWalk.
We do expect this issue will be on the agenda, as a possible motion, discussion and vote, for the VillageWalk BOD meeting scheduled for September 11, 2018.
You may send your comments and concerns to All members of the VillageWalk BOD at: vwbonitahotline@gmail.com
You may also reply to The Player’s Board at committee@tenniswalk.com
No matter your stance on this issue, knowing that many residents are away until season, we urge you to share this information will ALL your friends and neighbors.
The Players at VillageWalk
“From: VW of Bonita Springs Tennis Committee
To: VW of Bonita Springs HOA Board of Directors, Property Management, and VW of Bonita Springs tennis community.
Subject: Construction of pickle ball courts within the community
We, the members of the VillageWalk Tennis Committee, have been asked by many tennis players in the community about our feelings concerning the construction and more importantly the location of pickleball courts here in VillageWalk. Yes, the HOA Board of Directors is considering funding their construction and is considering three possible locations. Those locations under consideration were as follows:
1. Converting the basketball court and the surrounding area to 3 pickleball courts.
2. Building 3 pickleball courts near the lap pool and pavilion.
3. Converting two of our current tennis courts into 4 pickleball courts.
As a whole your Tennis Committee supports the Boards’ idea to add permanent pickleball courts to the list of amenities available to our residents. The addition of these courts add resale value to the properties in our community as pickleball is a fast growing sport locally and nationwide. New communities, such as Valencia of Bonita, promote the fact that pickleball courts will be part of the amenities offered. Greyhawk, a new community on Vanderbilt Road, has pickleball courts near their tennis courts, as does Heritage Bay who just recently built 3 near their tennis courts; to name just a few examples of what is being done in other communities.
While we support the addition of these courts, we cannot support their construction at the cost of our losing tennis courts. In season, our courts are in constant use between league and individual play. We also don’t support their construction where the current basketball courts are; as subtraction of an amenity is not desirable. Construction where the basketball courts are presents a noise problem for those living near them.
Therefore, we would recommend construction near the lap pool and pavilion. This option is less likely to be heard by residents living nearby, allows use of near bathrooms, does not eliminate or alter current amenities and would be near the proposed ice machine in the pavilion.
In conclusion, whether you agree with us or not, we encourage you to share your thoughts concerning the aforementioned with members of the Board of Directors through email or direct conversation.”
