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<br />~ <br />-_\~, <br /> <br />IP $-\{2~~ Ti!OOOO~~ $-\~~~~$-\W@)OO <br />fP..@..(OOJ!:lg,oo <br />fP~~" m:l ~ <br />l?lm)m: 'll~ @X 'll~'ll4}ID <br /> <br />January 14, 1995 <br /> <br />To: Mr. Dick Boots <br />Parks & Recreation Commissioner <br />City of Paris <br />Paris, Tx 75460 <br /> <br />From: Executive Committee <br />Paris Tennis Association, Inc <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Boots: <br /> <br />We are very concerned about the future of tennis in Paris. We <br />believe it is imperative that plans for court renovation or building of <br />new courts be included in any Master Plan involving future <br />improvements to recreation and parks in Paris. <br /> <br />The Paris Tennis Association (PT A) was reactivated in 1988 by <br />about 6 people. Since that time it has grown to a steady membership <br />of approximately 200 including 65 juniors. <br /> <br />The PT A exists to make and keep tennis available to people of <br />all ages in Paris and the surrounding towns. The PT A is the ollly <br />organization providing this service for a 100 mile radius. Players, <br />who are not members of private clubs, must drive 2 hours to play <br />organized tennis. Although tennis is a sport that can be enjoyed by <br />anyone for all of their active life, it is not easy to learn. It is <br />difficult for somebody to just pick up a racquet and start hitting the <br />ball across the net with any effectiveness at all. For this reason we <br />believe that organized tennis is very important to the community. The <br />PT A is the community's vehicle for teaching the basics to beginning <br />players . not just how to play the game . but also how to act on and <br />off the courts. <br />