The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry — through the Land and Water Conservation Fund — has awarded $206,624 to Regional School Unit 73.

The funds will allow the district to demolish existing, obsolete tennis courts and construct three new, ADA-complaint courts in their place along with new LED lighting and walkways, according to a joint news release from RSU 73, the town of Jay and the HollandStrong Community Foundation.

The courts are located on the RSU 73 school complex. The foundation has been integral in applying for the grant and obtaining additional funds necessary to make this project possible.

News of the award created some confusion around who the recipient of the grant is. When the tennis courts were originally built, the property was owned by the town of Jay and the courts are located next to the Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay.

However, the grant will be to RSU 73. It will benefit the students and community members in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls.

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