Yeadon council backs approach to repurpose $120,000 Delco Greenway grant for multi‑use court

The borough engineer told the Yeadon Borough Council caucus on May 8 that Yeadon has an awarded Delco Greenway grant of $120,000 for a community park court and that council should consider repurposing the planned basketball court to a tennis court configured to include two pickleball courts.

"The borough has already received a Delco Greenway grant, for, a basketball court, in the amount of a hundred and $20,000. There is no match," the engineer said, noting the council had previously expressed reservations about a basketball court at the site. He described a possible alternative: a tennis court that could hold two pickleball courts "inside a tennis court," and said the project could be done within the $120,000 budget.

Councilors discussed whether it made sense to repurpose the grant rather than turn it back to the granting agency. Council President Latoya Monroe and other members voiced support. "I'm in agreement," Monroe said; another councilor added, "Yeah. Alright. You got it." The engineer said staff would "approach [the granting agency]" to request permission to modify the grant scope.

The engineer also told council that the borough is seeking a DCED Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program grant for the next phase of the community park — playground surfacing, parking, stormwater management and field restoration — and that any additional grants could offset borough matching obligations. He said the TA set‑aside for the Cobbs Creek project will require a resolution authorizing the borough as signer for grant documents at the legislative meeting.

Council did not vote during the caucus; the record shows a direction to ask the grantor about repurposing the $120,000 Delco Greenway grant and to prepare the necessary resolution for the TA set‑aside.