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Council approves $40,000 resurfacing of Hollow Park courts; noise mitigation discussed
Summary
The Lindon City Council awarded a $40,000 contract for Hollow Park court resurfacing and debated potential sound‑mitigation measures after residents complained about pickleball noise.
Lindon City Council voted April 7 to award a $40,000 resurfacing contract for the Hollow Park courts, and during debate council members and staff discussed noise complaints from nearby residents and possible mitigation steps.
Parks and recreation director Heath Bateman recommended awarding the contract to Floor Me Concrete Surfacing and described the courts’ condition: “that court has worn down right down to the concrete … In some respects, dangerous,” Bateman said. The council approved the award; council member Lincoln Jacobs moved the motion and council member Van Broderick seconded it. The motion passed on a council voice vote.
Bateman said the work will remove surface deterioration and repaint lines; the recommendation includes “ghost lines” (fainter lines for multiple pickleball courts painted on existing tennis courts) so portable nets can be used to expand play without permanently altering the tennis layout. He advised the council that resurfacing will require the courts be offline for an estimated two to three weeks while work completes.
City attorney Brian (last name not specified in the record) cautioned council members about nuisance litigation related to pickleball noise, noting that courts nationwide have prompted lawsuits in some jurisdictions. “The city could get … an injunctive order saying, ‘hey. You gotta shut your pickle courts down, if the noise gets to that point,’” he said, adding that mitigation measures could reduce legal risk. Discussion included the possibility of raising the south fence to match the 10‑foot tennis fence or adding acoustic block; an estimate mentioned during discussion put acoustic block cost near $25,000 for the three sides under consideration (figure cited during deliberations).
Council members asked staff to obtain firm pricing and to measure ambient noise after resurfacing to assess the effectiveness of existing and proposed mitigations. The resurfacing contract passed and staff will return with cost estimates for any additional acoustic treatments before further council decisions.
Motion: award to Floor Me Concrete Surfacing for $40,000 (mover: Lincoln Jacobs; second: Van Broderick). Outcome: approved.
