Logan, Utah, is building eight "from scratch" pickleball courts estimated to cost $285,000.
"There is also an economic incentive for building the new complex, he said. The summer citizens, retirees who live in Arizona but spend the summer months in Logan, represent an economic influence in the city. They have petitioned Logan for pickleball courts. “I think their voice has been a strong voice to be able to have some good courts,” Logan Pickleball Association President Wally Brazzeal said.
Logan is considered by many to be at the far north end of the sprawling Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Pickleball projects have been springing up from Payson to Logan. Brigham City and Ogden are typically viewed as the Pickleball Center of the North Salt Lake metro area.
With this many new courts coming online, Logan might be able to give Brigham City and Ogden a run for their money when it comes to snaring some of the growing, lucrative tournament business. Logan is home to Utah State University and has many decades of substantial experience in organizing and staging large-scale, complex community events.
Here's the full article about Logan's pickleball progress:
http://news.hjnews.com/allaccess/bridger-park-pickleball-complex-delayed-opening-in-late-summer/article_232225c9-9d6d-5e1c-a2c1-448de930782d.html
For a great overview of pickleball's "history" in the Salt Lake area, see this April 30 blog post:
http://pickleballnewsdigest.blogspot.com/2017/04/salt-lake-corridor-pickleball.html
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