The recently installed basketball court at Community Park has been shifting and is expected to be put back into place and anchored this week.

Doug Coutts, parks director, said parks staff realized that the court had begun to physically move due to uneven ground about a week after its installation.

Coutts noted that the court is made of a plastic tile material. Installers had thought the ground to be flat enough, Coutts said, but were mistaken.

Coutts said they began communicating with Snap Sports shortly after, but the repair was delayed due to trouble getting in touch with Snap Sports’ sub-contractor.

The court was donated by the Rotary Club of South Whidbey, which pledged $15,000 to build the facility. The community donated $16,500 and Rotary International added $4,200. The total cost was $37,720.

The repair is covered under warranty and is not expected to cost the district any additional money.

Coutts noted that the shift is relatively minor, only about a foot or a foot and a half to the southwest. But, he said, it requires repair so that it doesn’t continue.

The contractor is expected to begin work this week, either Wednesday or Thursday. The repair will be complete in time for the park’s busy summer season, Coutts said.