AUBURN – The Auburn City Council obtained engineering services for court renovations at Legion Park at its meeting Monday, but tabled a holiday lights proposal.

City Administrator Crystal Dunekacke said the engineers will test the existing surface of the sports courts to determine if resurfacing is needed.

JEO Consulting will convert two tennis courts into pickleball, but leave a third court for tennis and two courts for basketball. Two tennis courts will be converted into four pickleball courts.

Court markings, LED lighting and accessibility improvements are also planned.

City Councilman Tom Clark moved to table a request for downtown lighting at the intersection of highways 75 and 136.

The Auburn Creative District, Chamber of Commerce and Grow Auburn propose the lights on top of all Highway 75 buildings from 11^th to 13^th streets and on Central Avenue from K to H streets.

Envision Landscapes Garden Center of Beatrice bid the project at $58,000.

Project organizers are not asking for city funds, but the matter was tabled after organizers said the city would provide electricity to the project.

The lights would be adhered to buildings with a clip and screw every 10 feet.

Leslie Clark of the chamber said

Dunekacke said if the city approves of the project, organizers will go to the Community Redevelopment Authority to ask for the funds.

The council approved downtown revitalization grant for improvements to the exterior wall of the Korner Kitchen for $24,000.

The Nemaha County Ag Society will host the Nemaha County Fair Aug. 9-12 with a parade on Monday, Aub. 10 from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. The granted its consent for temporary use of Highway 136.

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