"$56"-*5 4r/&84 ROCKLAND RACKET SPORTS AND CITY PARTNER ON MAJOR TENNIS FACILITY
Rockland Racket Sports, une entreprise privée appartenant à Aaron Markel et Brad Cartier, et la Cité de Clarence-Rockland officialisent le développement d’une importante installation de tennis et de sports de raquette dans le parc industriel de la Cité. L’installation comprendra plusieurs courts de tennis intérieurs et extérieurs, des terrains de pickleball et une académie de tennis d’élite. L’emplacement proposé pour les phases 1 et 2 est illustré ci-dessus. (Cité de Clarence-Rockland)
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$18 million. Construction of phase two will begin in 2025. “This is one of the biggest public-private partnerships we’ve had in the city,” said Mayor Mario Zanth. “This is another thing that puts Clarence-Rockland on the map just like the CIH did.” In agreement with Lenhart on the signi- ficance of the facility, Zanth added that he sees the facility as a major economic opportunity for the city. As tournaments and sporting events attract visitors, restau- rants and hotels will pop up to service the increased tourism. As part of the agreement with the city, Rockland Racket Sports will offer a 20 per cent discount on the facility’s standard membership fees for residents of Clarence- Rockland, as well as a 25 per cent discount for court rentals during non-peak hours. The courts will be available for public use for at least 70 per cent of the time, according to the memorandum of understanding between the city and Rockland Racket Sports. The facility will also benefit from a muni- cipal capital facilities agreement, allowing the construction of the building to be exempt development charges and municipal and school board property taxes. Zanth quipped that maybe the next Félix Auger Aliassime or Layla Fernandez will come from Clarence-Rockland. “I look forward to seeing what kind of partnerships we can have with the schools and other organizations. I know the pickleball leagues and all the other racket sports will be happy,” said Zanth. Mayor Zanth, Markel and Cartier will sign a memorandum of understanding at the Clarence-Rockland Arena on Friday, January 26, to finalize the partnership.
The City of Clarence-Rockland and Rockland Racket Sports are signing an agreement to bring a large-scale multi-sport recreational facility to the community. “This definitely addresses the communi- ties needs in terms of pickleball and tennis,” said Julian Lenhart, director of community services at the city. “It also positions the city as a touristic, sport and recreational hub, and makes it attractive to international ath- letes to participate in the tennis academy.” As presented to the city in 2023, the facility will be in the Rockland Industrial Park adjacent to the Clarence-Rockland arena and the Canadian International Hockey (CIH) academy along County Road 17. Representing a more than $20 million investment in the community, phase one of the public-private partnership will allow the construction of a $2 million facility com- prising of 14 pickleball courts, an outdoor pavilion for viewing and a dome for four indoor tennis courts. The city is transferring approximately three acres of land to Rockland Racket Sports, owned by prominent Clarence-Rockland businessmen Aaron Merkel and Brad Cartier, for the construction of the facility. Construction of phase one is expected to start in the summer of 2024, with registra- tion for membership and community access expected in the fall. Phase two of the project is the construc- tion of a tennis academy. Like the CIH, the tennis academy will include dormitories, food services, retail and gym space for local and international athletes to train and lodge. The estimated value of the academy is around
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