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East Point adopts ordinance to regulate tennis and pickleball court use
Summary
Council voted to waive first reading and adopt an ordinance giving parks staff authority to set time limits and enforce permitting on city tennis and pickleball courts to prevent private groups from monopolizing public courts.
East Point — The City Council on July 21 voted to waive the first reading and adopt an ordinance that lets the Parks and Recreation director set and enforce rules for use of the citytennis and pickleball courts, including time limits and permitting requirements for tournaments. Council members said the changes aim to prevent private groups from effectively converting public courts into de facto private facilities.
Council action matters because Sykes Park and other municipal courts have seen growing organized use that staff says is…
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