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Parks Commission shifts pickleball league start to 5:30 p.m.; mayor to discuss fee-sharing with schools
Summary
After lengthy public discussion and a formal motion, the commission moved league start times Monday–Thursday to 5:30 p.m., kept Saturday morning reservations, and recorded direction for the mayor to discuss possible sharing of rec fees with the school district to cover maintenance.
The Parks Commission voted to change the Franklin Rec Department’s league reservation start time from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and to keep Saturday reservations from 9 a.m. to noon, commissioners decided at the meeting.
The change followed a sustained public and commissioner discussion about peak usage, resident complaints and access to newly built courts. Alderman Eichmann, who said he receives the bulk of constituent calls about access, argued the later start gives high-school players time after school and eases conflicts for casual players. "I'm the one that gets the complaints when multiple residents…
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