Representatives from the Wayland Union Schools Tuesday evening presented the City of Wayland Planning Commission with a courtesy explanation of work being done on the tennis courts behind the high school and the adjacent parking lot.
Rebecca Page, senior project manager for Holland Engineering, showed commissioners sketches of the planned 12 new tennis courts. She said the project includes improvements for drainage and the parking lot and a stronger and more durable athletic facility. She added there will be no disturbance of nearby wetlands.
Holland Engineering, working with Triangle Associates, indicated the new courts will be completed by next spring. The project was part of a package approved by voters district-wide last November in a bond election.
Planning Commission Chairman J.D. Gonzales was plainly delighted.
“It’s been quite a while since the school district has provided this courtesy,” Gonzales said. “Like 14 years… It’s the schools’ opportunity to keep the doors of opportunity open.”
The Planning Commission had no need to take any action or make any decision. Members simply sat back and listened to the presentation, which also was attended by Finance Director Pat Velie and Maintenance Supervisor John Huyck.
In other business Tuesday night, Planning Commissioners:
• Were given up update about the parking agreement between the city and the Lumberyard Events Center.
City Manager Joshua Eggleston said it’s likely that the new entertainment center at the corner of Maple and Railroad Streets will have to negotiate the use of added parking spaces from nearby businesses such as Pet Klips, the bakery equipment business, Railside Automotive and Car Star.
The Lumberyard Center serves a capacity of 299 customers and must provide 100 parking spaces by city ordinance.
Lumberyard’s owners must come to the Planning Commission with a site plan before Aug. 1 in order to extend the special use permit beyond the end of this year.
Commissioner Sam Dykstra said, “I don’t see how they (the Shepard brothers, owners) will be able to comply (with the ordinance).”
Eggleston said, however, they could meet requirements if they get enough off-street parking.
• Were told by Eggleston they may be visited by neighbors of a proposed apartment complex on the north side of Forrest Street, just off the curve on Oak Street near the State Police post. But no one showed and the matter was not on the agenda.
Professional Code Inspections confirmed that representatives from Village Green Apartments want to construct an additional 64 units, which would bring the number of apartments to more than 100.
It is expected the plans will be presented to the Planning Commission at its July 10 meeting.