NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday announced that new pickleball, tennis, and volleyball courts are being completed at two sites in the Fifth District, part of Baltimore County’s emphasis on offering services to all residents, including older patrons.

“I would like to thank County Executive Olszewski and the Department of Recreation and Parks for advancing these courts, which have been requested by so many residents,” Councilman Marks announced.

Two freestanding pickleball courts and one freestanding tennis court are being completed at Oliver Beach Elementary School. Acrylic and color are being added next week, weather permitting. This will become the second outdoor site featuring free standing pickle ball courts with nets.

“We would like to thank Councilman Marks and our Department of Recreation and Parks for pushing for these improvements,” said Carol Hart, president of the Oliver Beach Improvement Association.

In Perry Hall, three pickleball and two volleyball courts have been installed at Soukup Arena.

“The Perry Hall Recreation Council is pleased to partner with Baltimore County,” added Tim Bonner, president of the Perry Hall Recreation Council. Soukup Arena was constructed, through a partnership with Baltimore County, after decades of fundraising by Perry Hall Recreation Council volunteers.

“I will continue to work with all our state and county leaders to advance more parks and recreational sites,” Marks concluded. Nearly a dozen new parks have advanced in the Fifth District since 2010.

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