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Resident criticizes centralized pickleball plan, urges neighborhood courts and low-cost park options
5437691 · July 22, 2025
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Summary
A resident urged the board to distribute pickleball courts across neighborhood parks rather than centralizing them and suggested low-cost community garden projects as an alternative way to activate parks.
A resident identified only as Henry spoke during public comment at the July 21 Orland Park board meeting and criticized the village’s approach to siting new pickleball courts, saying centralized complexes discourage use because of travel time and summer heat.
Henry said centralized court design was “ridiculous” and urged the village to locate courts…
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