Deer Creek City Council updated on pickle ball court project
News | Published on May 5, 2026 at 3:17pm GMT+0000 | Author: Tucker Henderson
0By Chad Koenen
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The Deer Creek Lions Club and City of Deer Creek are one step closer to having expanded pickle ball court options in the community.
During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Deer Creek City Council discussed ongoing negotiations between Dominic Koep, who purchased the former Deer Creek School, and the city regarding the land.
The Deer Creek Lions Club has stated they would like to resurface the pickle ball and eventually the basketball courts in Deer Creek, but not unless the city owned the courts.
The city and Deer Creek Lions Club have agreed to split the cost of purchasing the land surrounding the basketball and pickle ball courts, but a finalized purchase agreement has not been reached. The Lions Club has also stated they would resurface the pickle ball court first, before moving on to the basketball court.
The council said it will continue to work with Koep and the Lions Club to get a purchase agreement finalized.
In other news
• Discussed an easement request from Arvig that will allow the telecommunications company to install fiber optic infrastructure in the community.
• Approved a request to allow a gun show at the Deer Creek Community Center, pending all of the necessary insurance and paperwork is filed with the city. The easement will allow Arvig to install fiber optic cable and cable duct within 10 feet of the private drive, approximately 24-36 inches deep. The final date and time of the gun show has yet to be determined as organizers wanted to ensure their application would be approved before making further plans.
• Heard the cost for an 18” CMP culvert for Spaghetti Rd for $51.03 each for an 18”x 1” culvert. The council discussed whether it should install the 18” or 15” pipe at a cost of $41.40 but favored the larger pipe in the event of future development or changes in the area.
• Approved a request from the Deer Creek Lions Club to install pull tabs at Deer Creek Express, pending approval from the Wadena Fire Department’s request to sell pull tabs at Wet Woody’s Pub and Grub. A Lions Club representative said if the application for the Wadena Fire Department was approved by the state the Lions Club would not sell pull tabs at the local gas station.