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Poquoson council debates private pickleball court, schedules Aug. 11 vote
Summary
Council members spent an extended work session weighing neighbor concerns and planning commission recommendations for a residential pickleball conditional use permit; planners recommended approval twice but council signaled interest in conditions (no raised platform, landscaping, time limits) and will vote on Aug. 11.
Poquoson City Council used a publicly held work session to discuss a conditional use permit (CUP) application by the Shaw family to install a private residential pickleball court. Mayor opened the discussion by saying he had initially expected the matter to be straightforward but that it has become the most difficult local issue he has faced in 14 years; he urged council to seek compromise "so everybody gets a little." (Council comments,…
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