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Encinitas commission considers adding open-play pickleball courts at Cottonwood Creek; ad hoc to draft Moonlight motion
Summary
The Encinitas Parks and Recreation Commission discussed ad hoc recommendations to add open-play pickleball courts at Cottonwood Creek, options for splitting group vs. open play, public concerns about out‑of‑town players and parking, and directed the ad hoc to draft motion language on Moonlight Beach court for a future meeting.
The Encinitas Parks and Recreation Commission on Dec. 17 discussed recommendations from an ad hoc group to add designated open-play pickleball courts at Cottonwood Creek and to clarify court priority between Cottonwood and Moonlight Beach.
Commissioners heard that Cottonwood Creek’s two court areas (referred to as courts A and B) currently are striped to allow multiple pickleball courts and are used primarily by groups under an honor-based, group-play system. Commissioners said that individual players who arrive alone often cannot find play and that some players and residents have suggested introducing open-play time or designated open-play courts to improve rotation and reduce wait times.
The ad hoc presented three primary options for Cottonwood Creek: (1) convert four courts to…
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