Almost every neighborhood has an made an investment in tennis. Everywhere I go, I can find several places to play on public tennis courts. Most parks usually include 3 tennis courts or more. Most high schools have courts as well. 70% of all tennis is played on public courts. That's a big investment in cement, nets and fences. If you wanna play, you don't need a big investment, just a $25 racket, a $2.39 can of balls and go down the street. I can count at least 11 public tennis courts within 3 miles of my house. And the public tennis scene is about to get better. The Davis Cup of tennis is coming to Boise. Greg Patton,the Idaho Tennis Association and others put together a winning bid to host the 3 day, 5 quarterfinal match on April 5-7 at Taco Bell Arena.  Boise now will be a quarterfinal host to Serbia and USA. Jacksonville, Florida hosted the first Davis Cup round for the USA team Feburary1-3 and was left behind with a gift from the Davis Cup Legacy program.  The Legacy program was developed more than 10 years ago to create a permanent legacy in the USA Davis Cup host cities. In Jacksonville, a traditional court was transformed into four 10 year old and under courts. The kids play on a shorter court with smaller racquet's and a lower compressed ball. They also resurfaced seven other local courts. The project cost $42,000 dollars and was a joint project funded by national and local tennis organizations and the City of Jacksonville. Boise could use a similar 10 and under concept facility and I can name several courts in need of repair. Boise has few public indoor courts and courts with lights for evening play. The improvements will be a good public investment no matter what they decide to do.