New Grown Ups 2 Tennis Court Deal On Table

Columbia Pictures and Adam Sandler's Grown Ups 2 have verbally agreed to pay Swampscott $10,000 to rent two tennis courts at .

Recreation Director Danielle Strauss said Columbia would pay $2,500 per week, for four weeks, for the court space at the end of Bondelevitch Way.

The $10,000 is more than twice the original figure, $4,000, Columbia offered for the courts' use.

After further talks both sides thought the $10,000 figure was fair, the director said.

The recreation director and Town Administrator Thomas Younder negotiated the additional rent. The agreement needs only a signed contract to take effect.

The rental would start June 28, the town administrator said earlier.

The $10,000 would be dedicated to Phillips Park field maintenance, the recreation director said.

Columbia would use the courts for a catering tent to feed cast and crew from the movie Grown Ups 2. The Adam Sandler comedy will film scenes in a sound stage at Phillips Park.

Strauss said earlier that the six courts behind the middle school should be sufficient to meet the town's tennis needs for the month of July.

Also, the town is preparing plans for meeting beach-goers' parking needs. Many residents typically park at the field during summer and walk to the beach over a path at the corner of the park.

Younger said earlier that the tennis court proposal is "a nice financial (opportunity) for our Recreation Department," but he did not want to move on it without consulting residents.

The administrator's office is open Monday through Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm and Friday 8 am to noon. 781-596-8850 / 781-596-8889 

tyounger@town.swampscott.ma.us