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Players urge city not to remove tennis courts at Regatta and Sumner parks
Summary
Multiple players and residents told the Parks Commission the Regatta and Sumner Park courts are critical for local tennis play and that unauthorized pickleball striping has rendered at least one court unplayable; they urged restraint on conversions and better maintenance.
Residents and players told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission on Dec. 8 that proposed conversions of public tennis courts to pickleball are harming tennis access and, in some cases, leaving courts unplayable.
Maria Strickland, a tennis player who said she has also played pickleball, told commissioners that Director Brian Smith and staff did not recommend Sumner Park as a preferred pickleball location at the prior meeting. She said she spoke with Darren Cook of the Washington…
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