A couple of days ago I wrote about an email I’d received concerning the decision by the county to eliminate all but one position at the Tanglewood Tennis Center.  Well, lots of other people received that same email and forwarded it to others, and many in that larger universe of people decided to let the powers that be know that they thought it a bad decision.  That resulted in the following email hitting my inbox last night:

Hi Everyone~

 

Thank you just seems so small in comparison to the
overwelming outcry of support that you have given to keep our Tanglewood
Community Tennis Center Family intact and running as usual! I just received a
phone call from Mr. Sanders-Pratt (Assistant County Manager) that they are going
to leave me in my current position at Tanglewood Community Tennis Center! All of
the programs that you know, love and support will continue through the season
with the State Combo Tournament in November!

 

I have heard through grapevines that some are planning
to attend Monday Night’s Commissioner Meeting. You all have gone to such major
lengths for us and I am so thankful to you all for that to be unnecessary now!

 

All of this could not have been acheived without this
"Tennis Community Family"! Gordon and I cannot thank you enough! It has just
been so overwelming and amazing to see so many people that came together as one
big tennis team to win this match!

 

I do not know how far all of these emails have reached.
I am sending this to the same ones that I sent to before in hopes that you will
contact those that you have to help spread this great news!

 

Again, Gordon and I cannot believe the overwelming
support everyone has shown for us! We will never forget all the friends we
truely have in all of the tennis community!

 

~Gordon, Angie, Samantha and Ryan~

Looks like the lights will stay on for at least the near future.

Personally I don’t think it was the "noise" alone that caused the county folks to reconsider their decision.  It might have enlightened them to the fact that more people use the tennis facilities than they thought, but that alone wouldn’t have done it.  After all, there are lots of public courts in Forsyth County that require no full time staff and are available to all players.  I’m thinking that having multiple people point out the potential revenue lost from events like the BMW Combo is what tipped the scales and helped them realize that cutting a couple of positions would cost more than it would save.