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Park Startbaan 2023 – Advance \/ Accountability<\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div>

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Foreword and vision on the building plans<\/h2>\n

\"\"During the preparations for the takeover of the park from the municipality, the words worn out and overdue maintenance were regularly mentioned. The nearly 50-year-old tennis park was still almost entirely in its “original state”. That is in broker terms: there is a lot of delinquency and a lot to do!
\nThe board of the Stichting Tenniscentrum Startbaan considered the takeover as an assignment to bring the Startbaan tennis park up to date again. And we have been constantly working on that from the end of 2017.<\/p>\n

On these website pages about the construction, we will go into this in more detail and we will show what has already been realized, the status of the current plans and the future plans to be realized.
\nWe would like to receive reactions from users, questions or feedback, everything is welcome. Various options have been built into these construction pages for this. And a promise is a promise: all responses will be answered quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Our vision of the park<\/h2>\n

Why this intensive exercise to renew the park?
\nFirst of all, because we have confidence in a future for Park Startbaan. The philosophy is: if you don’t renew in time, you age quickly.
\nAlthough tennis has not grown in recent years and there is a loss of membership to other sports, we believe that Park Startbaan with an attractive offer and accommodation can compete with other tennis parks and other sports. In 2020 it appeared that corona has had a beneficial effect on the attractiveness of tennis. Tennis is a corona-safe sport. We hope to maintain this higher interest with, among other things, an attractive park.<\/p>\n

\"\"There is a great shortage of tennis courts in neighboring Amsterdam. Many associations have waiting lists. An attractive park can compensate for the somewhat longer travel time to reach the tennis park.
\nBilliards also appears to be growing cautiously, partly due to the greater reputation of the billiard center in the region and the recent upgrade the billiard center has received. The growth is mainly due to loose rental and the snooker table in particular is popular. The accommodations for billiards in Amsterdam are decreasing in number or becoming unattractive due to poor accessibility and \/ or high parking costs.
\nThe chances of padel are great. All associations that are switching to padel courts have been successful with this. Unfortunately, this is usually at the expense of tennis courts. At Park Startbaan we can build padel courts without having to hand in tennis courts. That is why we have decided to do so now.<\/p>\n<\/div>

The unique opportunities of Park Startbaan<\/h2>\n

The most distinctive thing about Park Startbaan is its unique position as a fully autonomous and independent park manager. That gives Park Startbaan decisiveness and that may well be said. That is certainly appreciated by the players, who play there regularly, outside and inside. Moreover, it is relevant for all target groups of Park Startbaan. Because it goes without saying for the most involved, there is a danger that this special position of Park Startbaan will not be explicitly mentioned in the communication about the new building.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Therefore again the distinctive points:<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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    Park Startbaan can switch quickly: the recent renovations and future construction plans were realized in a short time and prepared entirely in-house. The entire building committee consists of club members of LTC Startbaan.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Park Startbaan can make a quick decision: the new construction can now start, because it has been decided to implement the total plan “step by step”. A subsequent “station” on the way to the final result. So no closure, but sports just continue during the work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Park Startbaan can implement quickly: that will cause the least inconvenience, start now (November 2020) with the renovation of the changing rooms and the relocation of the runways means that the outdoor season can start in April.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

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    Park Startbaan operates on its own: the board, with the support of the Supervisory Board, can decide on investments and financing. This makes Park Startbaan effective and a professional client for construction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>

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