The Borough of Stone Harbor recently completed the final phase of the tennis and playground improvements at the 82nd Street tennis complex. The tennis/pickleball support building and restrooms were completed and opened to the public in May. They were part of a county project that also included the installation of clay courts as well as new fencing and the creation of dedicated pickleball courts.

Stone Harbor applied for a Cape May County Open Space grant to complete the project and has been finishing different aspects of the project over the past three years. The contract to complete the tennis support building/restroom facility was awarded to Aliano Brothers Construction of Vineland. Construction costs were $484,620, of which $105,000 was funded by the partial funding received from the Cape May County Planning Department Open Space Program. Construction of the tennis support/restroom facility took about eight months to complete; previously, it was an empty space. The building features a restroom, a tennis office and observation deck located between two of the courts.

Previously, four of the 11 hard tennis courts were converted into four Har-Tru courts, two into six permanent pickleball courts, and five courts were resurfaced to attract 10-and-under junior players as part of the project. That part of the project was awarded to West Bay Construction in the amount of $582,500, with $348,000 funded by the Open Space Board.

Visit stoneharborrecreation.com for details about the recreation complex and activities.