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Myers Park resident asks council to add pickleball courts in Arlington
Summary
A Myers Park resident urged the Arlington Town Council to turn a recommendation in the town’s parks and recreation master plan into reality by adding pickleball courts, saying none exist in Arlington and residents currently travel to neighboring towns to play.
A Myers Park resident asked the Arlington Town Council to consider installing dedicated pickleball courts, saying the sport appears on the town’s parks and recreation master plan and is in demand locally.
The resident, who gave her address as 11307 Artsley Drive South, told the council that pickleball is “the fastest growing sport in the world right now” and cited a claimed 71% increase nationally over the last four years. She said there are currently no places to play pickleball in Arlington and that residents travel to Bartlett, “Chatea Long,” Suggs Park in Collierville, Germantown and Cameron Brown Park to play.
The speaker said the sport attracts seniors and families, describing multi-generational play and noting that people often practice at the town’s tennis courts where “there’s usually somebody out there with a pickleball paddle” but no court lines.
She asked the council to review the parks and recreation master plan during upcoming budget discussions and to consider adding courts or striping existing courts for pickleball.
The request was delivered during the meeting’s public-comment period; no formal council action or vote on the request was recorded in the transcript.
