Pickleball courts expected soon in Baldwin

  • The crowd attending the meeting watches as Grant Writer Nancy Hicks explains shift of grant funds to the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    The crowd attending the meeting watches as Grant Writer Nancy Hicks explains shift of grant funds to the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
  • Simone Brown spoke at the meeting with high energy in favor of the pickleball courts. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    Simone Brown spoke at the meeting with high energy in favor of the pickleball courts. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

    Baldwin County pickleball enthusiasts may have received on Monday what they’ve been seeking for the past year when the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a bid for the construction of 20 new courts.

    Commissioners voted at a called meeting to award a contract to Dyer Construction for $1,302,732 to build the new courts dedicated to pickleball play only. The new courts will be built ad…