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Residents press Mineola trustees for local pickleball courts; call for speed bumps on Marcellus Road
Summary
During public comment residents asked the Mineola Board of Trustees to add pickleball lines at local courts and urged traffic calming—including speed bumps—on Marcellus Road; the board said engineers and police will be consulted but took no formal action.
Residents urged the Mineola Board of Trustees to add pickleball markings at neighborhood courts and called for traffic calming measures on Marcellus Road during public comment at a July meeting.
"My name is Jillian Powers. I live on 356 White Road, Mineola, New York," said Jillian Powers, who asked the board to add pickleball lines to the Mineola Memorial Park tennis courts so local children would not need to travel across the park to play. Several young residents, including Grace Galanga and Erin Flaherty, also spoke in support of more local pickleball space.
Mayor and other officials said the village is exploring upgrades. The mayor noted that Emery Park is slated for improvements that could include basketball‑court repairs and possible new markings; he also told residents that the village approved an indoor pickleball facility near Hampton Street stadium about two weeks earlier, which the mayor said would provide year‑round play.
On traffic issues, resident Patricia Becker, whose family has lived on Marcellus Road since 1961, urged the board to install speed bumps and proposed restricting through traffic. "I'm afraid to cross the street sometimes because it's gotten that bad," Becker said, describing repeated stop‑sign violations and heavy cut‑through traffic.
Board members acknowledged the safety concerns and described next steps rather than immediate fixes. Mister Rivera and Mister Palumbo were asked to follow up: the mayor said the radar speed device installed on Marcellus was not functioning and asked staff to check it. The board noted that Marcellus Road crosses municipal boundaries into Williston Park and that engineered traffic‑calming solutions must consider snow‑plow routes, emergency vehicle access and broader traffic displacement.
No formal traffic‑calming measures or new court striping were approved at the meeting; trustees said engineers and police will be consulted and staff will report back.
Clarifying details recorded in public comment: the speed‑detector unit at Marcellus had been in place about a month and was reported by a resident as not working; residents raised concerns about stop‑sign running and speeding; the mayor said staff would contact Mister Rivera and village engineers to explore options, including removable rubber traffic calming devices and other alternatives to permanent speed bumps.
The board invited residents to follow up with staff between meetings and said the village would continue to study both recreation demand and traffic‑calming options.
