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Residents raise noise, parking and school-safety concerns over proposed Community Park pickleball complex
Summary
Residents at the Dec. 9 Ken-Caryl MD meeting urged the board to slow or reconsider a proposed pickleball complex at Community Park, citing noise, parking, student safety near Schaeffer Elementary and questions about timing and outreach; staff said studies and project materials are posted and the county permitting process is underway.
A broad cross-section of Ken-Caryl residents raised concerns Dec. 9 about a proposed five-court pickleball complex at Community Park, pressing the district for more outreach to schools, clarity on project phasing, and additional study of noise and parking impacts.
Multiple public commenters said they support the park but fear the location and scale of the proposed courts will create noise, traffic and security problems for nearby Schaeffer Elementary and youth sports fields. Jerry Sullivan, who identified himself as a resident, told the board, “You snuck it through. You weren't transparent,” and said a $600,000 allocation for courts could divert funds from maintenance. Several parents and PTA representatives asked district staff to coordinate construction timing and communications with the school to address campus security and student safety during work.
District staff and the district manager, Chad, said the project is in the Jefferson County permit process and that consultants have provided technical materials, including a soils/geotechnical report and a sound study. Chad told the board the nearest home to the proposed courts is more than 500 feet away and the consultant did not recommend strong additional noise mitigation; staff also posted the original RFP, county application illustrations, the Kumar geotechnical report and an abridged landscape-architect memo on the Community Park project web page for review.
Residents urged the board to broaden outreach beyond the pickleball community. Catherine Schreiber, a Schaeffer-area parent and PTA leader, asked for more direct communication with the school administration, saying construction could occur during the school year and produce uninvited guests on campus. She requested advance notice of construction schedules and coordination with school staff.
Board members acknowledged the concerns and encouraged further public input while noting the board has been discussing the park plan for more than a year and that detailed reports are available online. The board did not reverse course at the meeting and did not adopt a construction schedule; it instructed staff to continue community engagement and rely on the county permitting process.
What happens next: staff said the county permit application is active and the district will continue outreach; no construction timeline was finalized at the meeting.
