Committee discusses golf‑ball strikes on pickleball courts and possible court conversions
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Parks staff and committee members discussed recurring incidents of golf balls landing on pickleball courts at weekends, temporary signage from the golf course, and options to add or convert courts (including school‑district courts) to meet rising pickleball demand.
The committee took up reports that golf balls from the nearby driving range are reaching the municipal pickleball courts, posing a safety risk to players, especially during busy weekend hours.
David (city parks staff) said he checks the courts twice a week and that a regular player reported as many as six balls on the court on a recent Saturday. “So I continue to go out there twice a week to to check the sheer quantity of balls around there,” he said. He also said the golf course manager had ordered signs to warn range users and to encourage them to shout when hitting toward the range’s edge.
Committee members and staff discussed several options: installing signage at the range (already ordered), erecting more substantial physical separation or nets, restriping existing city tennis courts for pickleball conversion, and pursuing use of school‑district courts under an interlocal agreement. Staff said converting tennis courts at the sports complex would cost “a couple thousand bucks” per court; the high school courts are governed by an interlocal agreement that names the courts and sets terms for maintenance and use.
David reported that the city handles care and maintenance of courts listed in the interlocal agreement and that access terms have been under review with the city attorney. He also said access timing matters: many pickleball players arrive early (about 7:30–8 a.m.), while driving‑range users may use the range before the first tee time and on busy weekend mornings.
No formal policy was adopted; staff said they will follow up to confirm the interlocal agreement terms, get quotes for conversion costs and check whether the sports complex courts at Bar K/1431 could be restriped for pickleball use to relieve weekend demand.