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Residents urge Lisle trustees to act on pickleball noise at Abbey Wood Park; request quiet balls and sound study
Summary
Residents of Abbey Wood and nearby neighborhoods told trustees their lives have been disrupted by pickleball noise and asked the board to require quieter balls, restart a village-approved noise study and press the Park District to act. Trustees agreed to discuss the study with the village manager.
Several residents told the Village of Lisle Committee of the Whole that persistent pickleball noise from Abbey Wood Park has disrupted sleep and health, and asked trustees to press the Lisle Park District for mitigation including quieter balls and a formal noise study.
"Pickleball noise might seem innocent at the first glance... The sharp, ultra short impulsive pops of each hit can reach 120 decibel quartzite, and it's right outside our home," said Vitus Matalowska, a resident of 6282 Timberview Drive. He said he is a heart patient and described health impacts…
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