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What you re seeing: The big brown building is the clubhouse. The four courts below the clubhouse are covered courts. The six courts to the left of clubhouse are stadium courts. The 14 small and mid-size courts above and closest to clubhouse are QuickStart courts for teaching children the game.The other 50 are uncovered tennis courts.
What you're seeing: The big brown building is the clubhouse. The four courts below the clubhouse are covered courts. The six courts to the left of clubhouse are stadium courts. The 14 small and mid-size courts above and closest to clubhouse are QuickStart courts for teaching children the game.The other 50 are uncovered tennis courts.
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A study commissioned by Berry College through the Selig Center for Economic Development at the University of Georgia that a proposed 74-court tennis center in Armuchee would have a $16 million to $28 million economic impact on the Greater Rome area.

Click here to view a PDF of the Selig Center report

The total price tag for what would be the largest tennis complex in the country has been estimated at $13.6 million.

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comments (2)
« mashtater wrote on Tuesday, Feb 02 at 05:20 PM »
WE NEED JOBS!!! Quit worrying about tennis and get us some JOBS!!! Not low paying retail jobs. Not part time jobs working at the tennis courts, but REAL jobs! FACTORIES! I'm glad this economy is not hurting all of us cause some people don't have a clue!
« alan34 wrote on Tuesday, Feb 02 at 04:43 PM »
And just how will I benefit from this? Not another penny of Taxpayer dollars for such foolishness!!!