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San Mateo to keep Beresford pickleball pilot as ongoing amenity after positive feedback
Summary
After a six-month pilot, Parks & Recreation staff recommended — and commissioners signaled support for — ending the Beresford Park pickleball pilot and making the courts an ongoing drop-in amenity while staff monitors feedback and addresses minor facility needs.
San Mateo Parks & Recreation staff recommended ending the Beresford Park pickleball pilot and keeping the court configuration as an ongoing drop-in amenity following community feedback and a short pilot period.
Community services manager Zach Silva told the commission that staff collected 98 feedback responses and identified roughly 50 unsolicited comments in favor and seven negative comments. “The recommendation is to transition the pickleball pilot program into an ongoing drop in amenity at Beresford Park,” Silva said, summarizing staff’s position and the operational changes staff plans to keep in place.
The pilot began after resurfacing needs prompted staff to survey the community. Silva said staff initially converted one tennis court into three pickleball courts (two on one half, one on the other) and equipped…
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