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Commission discusses confusion over shared tennis/pickleball courts; staff to update signage and enforcement
Summary
Commissioners reported that pickleball players have been using courts intended for tennis, causing tennis players to leave; staff said signage was posted but unclear to casual users and promised increased staff presence, revised signage and enforcement during peak times.
Commissioners raised repeated concerns that casual pickleball players were using courts designated for tennis, leaving some tennis players unable to play. Speaker 1 described instances over the summer where tennis players arrived, saw signage reading "tennis and pickleball courts," and left because they did not realize tennis had priority on certain courts. Speaker 2 and staff acknowledged the signage had been posted before installation and that staff presence was being increased; Speaker 2 said new signage and routine staff enforcement at peak times will be used to reduce conflicts.
Staff told the commission the intent is to keep designated tennis courts for tennis use (especially during school seasons) while exercising limited flexibility when courts are jam-packed with pickleball players and no tennis players are present. The commission discussed targeted enforcement during prime times (late afternoons and early evenings), and staff agreed to evaluate signage language and add floating site supervisors as needed. No formal policy change was adopted; staff will follow up on signage revisions and enforcement planning.
