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Atherton committee weighs permanent pickleball conversion, donor funding and court scheduling
Summary
Committee members, park staff and residents discussed options to add permanent pickleball courts at Holbrook Palmer Park, including converting existing courts and the handball area, resolving reservation practices by a commercial operator, and collecting cost and revenue figures before a recommendation.
Atherton Town Parks and Recreation Committee members, park staff and several residents on June 1 discussed options to increase pickleball capacity at Holbrook Palmer Park and asked staff to return with cost estimates and revenue figures.
The discussion, led by staff presenter Robert, began after the Town Council asked the committee to explore expansion options. Robert reviewed standard court dimensions from USA Pickleball and presented possible configurations: converting an existing tennis court to multiple pickleball courts, replacing the handball court, or creating new permanent courts behind the current tennis courts near the rail line. He told the committee the USA Pickleball guidance shows a 20-by-44-foot court footprint (not including run-off), and that new construction generally recommends about 34 feet width and 64 feet length to allow required side and back areas. Robert said the existing tennis courts measure roughly 60 feet by 20 feet…
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