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ZBA allows later platform‑tennis season start and modest evening extension with lighting, sanitation conditions
Summary
The Needham Zoning Board of Appeals amended a 2020 special permit on Oct. 30 to let the Needham Platform Tennis Club open its season two weeks earlier (Sept. 15) and allow court play until 10:30 p.m. with an automatic timer that will turn off court lights at that time; all persons must be off the property by 11:00 p.m.
The Needham Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 30 amended the club—s special permit (originally issued July 16, 2020) to modify seasonal opening and evening operation for the Needham Platform Tennis Club operating at 1545 Central Ave.
Attorney Michael Crow, representing the Needham Pool & Racquet Club and tenant Needham Platform Tennis Club, said the platform tennis group opened in October 2021 and now serves roughly 150 members with about 125 on a wait list. Barry Nektow, president of the platform tennis club, told the board that league matches commonly start in the evening and can run past 10 p.m., making it difficult to complete scheduled league play under the…
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