Plans to expand

the Peachtree City Tennis Center will be presented to the city's Planning

Commission at its regular meeting Monday night.

Also on the

agenda are the expansion plans for Holy Trinity Catholic Church and a

presentation of the plan compiled by a citizen task force studying the

development of the West Village area.

Officials at

the tennis center want to add six new covered courts, which would shelter

players from the effects of inclement weather. The covered courts will

allow for the recruitment of major college tennis tournaments to the center

since the covered courts will allow the matches to continue even if it

rains.

Also included

is an office building that will provide extra space for tennis center

staff. Currently, some tennis center employees work off-site at a nearby

office leased by the center.

The office

facility will also have room for another tenant such as a regional tennis

organization.

The entire

project is expected to cost around $2.5 million. It will be financed through

the Georgia Municipal Association's Bricks and Mortar program, with payments

coming from the recent increase in the city's hotel-motel tax.

The estimated

annual payment on the facility is $238,000.

The expansion was planned all along as a third phase

of the center, which is located off Ga. Highway 54 West near the intersection

of Planterra Way.

The center is open to the public and was originally funded

with impact fees issued by the city.

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