Foley Opens Pickleball And Sand Volleyball Courts

The City of Foley now has 12 public pickleball courts and 10 sand volleyball courts located north of the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market. Within minutes of the opening, all 12 pickleball courts were filled. The lighted courts are free to the public each day until 10 p.m. The mayor said planning and building the courts, including designs that fit the facility into the space next to the market, took several years of work by Foley employees, contractors and city council members. Impact fees, charges paid by developers building in Foley, paid the cost of the courts. A future phase of the park will also include more passive park areas and restrooms. Crews from the Foley public works department built the road linking the new courts to Stabler Drive and the new parking lot for the facility. Contractors included Sawgrass Engineering, WAS Design, Harris Contracting, Asphalt Services and Smith Electric.