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Residents urge scale-back of Memorial Park plan; pickleball players seek permanent courts, painted lines and noise mitigation
Summary
Dozens of public commenters asked the council to reduce the scope and cost of the Memorial Park renovation, urging the city to make existing pickleball courts permanent, paint permanent lines, consider a sound barrier and explore nonresident fees to manage demand.
Public comment during Cupertino's March 3 priority-setting workshop centered largely on Memorial Park and existing pickleball courts. Multiple speakers urged the council to reduce the Memorial Park proposal's scope and cost and to make the existing pickleball courts permanent rather than build new courts.
Representatives of the Cupertino Pickleball Club said the city could save money by using existing courts near the bleachers as a permanent home for pickleball instead of constructing new dedicated courts. Anup (Anoop) Singhal, speaking for the Cupertino Pickleball Club, said making the current courts permanent would be “the fiscally responsible thing to do” and estimated the city could save at least $1,200,000 plus site-preparation…
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