La Center Council Approves Fencing Contract, Heritage Park Courts Set for June

La Center’s newly striped pickleball courts at Heritage Park moved a big step closer to play after the City Council unanimously authorized the mayor to sign a contract with ECO Fencing and Decking not to exceed $16,208.55 to supply and install perimeter fencing. City staff described the approval as clearing the final administrative hurdle before the project’s anticipated June 2026 completion, leaving the courts’ striped surfaces ready but still unfenced.

The unanimous vote came Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, after a request-for-bids process that yielded eight submissions, with the low bid equaling $16,208.55. Council members approved the award by vote and authorized the mayor to execute the contract for the fencing work, setting procurement in motion for installation around the courts that sit near the trail at Heritage Park.

Public Works and Community Development Director Tracy Coleman explained the procurement decision in light of delays with another project. “Because of the fact that the project has been delayed, and we're not sure when we're going to be able to get the fencing, I went ahead and put the fencing bid out to include all of the fencing for the sports courts up at Heritage Park,” Coleman said. Coleman’s comment followed earlier plans to salvage fencing from the delayed Fourth Street widening project; with that timeline uncertain, staff opted to bid the full fencing scope now.

City staff noted the fencing contract was the last administrative item blocking completion, and approval is intended to keep the overall Heritage Park improvements on track for June 2026. At the time of the council action the courts had been striped for pickleball but remained without perimeter fencing; the contract award is meant to move procurement and installation forward so the courts are protected and usable for play.

Next steps for the project include contract execution by the mayor and scheduling of delivery and installation by ECO Fencing and Decking under the not-to-exceed $16,208.55 amount. If the city’s timetable holds, La Center players should see the fenced courts at Heritage Park finished in June 2026, completing a visible phase of the park’s sports-court upgrades.