2 Pickleball Courts Coming To Carteret/Woodbridge

CARTERET, NJ — Carteret has plans to build two pickleball courts in James A. Failace Memorial Park, which is on Sycamore Street on the Woodbridge border.

This is the park formerly known as Shorecrest Park, the two-acre facility near the municipal border of Woodbridge Township. The park was renamed in November in honor of a former Carteret mayor.

On Thursday, Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman announced the borough received a $78,000 Local Recreation Improvement grant from the state to construct two pickleball courts.

The project is expected to go out to bid in late summer or early fall, with construction expected to be completed by the end of 2023. So the pickleball courts should open by the end of 2023, said the town.

In addition to the two courts, the project will include the installation of fencing, a 4-inch thick concrete walkway, decorative benches and garbage cans. Failace Memorial Park currently has a multi-purpose field, a playground and a basketball court. The addition of two pickle ball courts will improve the park and increase the quality of life for residents, said Reiman.

Two new rain gardens are also coming to Carteret Park: The rain gardens will be planted on either side of Carteret Pond at Carteret Avenue, Reiman said.

“Planted with grasses and flowering perennials, rain gardens can be a cost-effective and beautiful way to reduce runoff and prevent flooding within the park,” said Reiman. “The rain gardens also will help filter out pollutants in runoff and provide food and shelter for butterflies, song birds and other wildlife.”

Carteret has a total of 11 parks, including the large park and waterfront walkway on the Arthur Kill waterfront, which will have two sections and is also expected to be completed by year’s end.