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Cerritos Council Votes to Convert Two Liberty Park Tennis Courts for Pickleball Use
Summary
Following a Parks & Recreation recommendation, the council approved converting two tennis courts at Liberty Park to dual‑use configurations that will accommodate up to eight pickleball courts and asked staff to study East‑side options including Cerritos Park East and Don Canabe Regional Park.
The Cerritos City Council voted 5–0 to convert two Liberty Park tennis courts into dual‑use layouts that can accommodate four pickleball courts per tennis surface, increasing local capacity for the fast‑growing sport.
Recreation Services staff presented options and costs: painting new boundary lines on existing courts would run roughly $2,000–$5,000 per configuration; a full resurfacing to add four dedicated pickleball courts is estimated at about $20,000 per tennis court. Parks & Recreation Commissioners had recommended converting one Liberty Park tennis court to four dedicated pickleball courts; council members expanded that to two courts (eight pickleball surfaces total) and directed staff to survey Cerritos Park East and other east‑side locations as part of a citywide assessment.
“Four courts can fit on a tennis court,” Recreation Services staff said, citing vendor confirmation. Councilmembers described the sport as intergenerational and noted both the demand at Liberty and the lack of courts on the east side of the city. Several residents who spoke during public comment urged placing courts at Cerritos Park East (CPE) or exploring Don Canabe Regional Park to provide closer, low‑cost play for east‑side residents.
Councilmember comments were practical: some members favored dedicated courts to reduce conflict with tennis players; others preferred dual‑use to preserve tennis reservations. The motion adopted by the council directs staff to proceed with the Liberty Park conversions and to return with a citywide plan that includes surveys of Cerritos Park East and Don Canabe options.
What happens next: Staff will implement the selected conversions at Liberty Park, handle resurfacing/line painting as needed, and produce a follow‑up report surveying East‑side parks and usage statistics to guide any future conversions.
