Dearborn is adding new tennis courts at Ford Field Park to replace two old deteriorating ones. The old court surfaces were cracking and in need of replacement.

Dearborn’s Ford Field Park is getting a tennis court makeover, thanks to a Wayne County grant millage allocation.

Separately, a new spray park element will soon be added to the baby pool at Dearborn’s Dunworth Pool.

The total commitment from Wayne County for these two projects is $137,000, with $90,000 for Ford Field Park and $47,000 for Dunworth Pool.

Regular visitors to Ford Field Park will notice that the current tennis courts were recently torn up and removed, including the fencing that surrounded the two courts.

Construction on new courts would soon begin after Dearborn’s City Council approves the award of the contract for construction services. That is set to take place at the next council meeting.

City officials tell DeepsaidWhat.com that the two new courts will come complete with freshly painted court surfaces, striping, new fencing, and new tennis posts and nets to replace the old deteriorating courts. The old court surfaces, for those who ever used them, were cracking badly and in need of repair or replacement.

Nearby residents who were concerned they had lost their tennis courts will be relieved to hear that the new courts will be erected in the same location, providing many tennis players with a nice facility to enjoy for many years to come.

The city hopes to have both projects up and ready for residents to use for the summer of 2013.