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Somerset council approves youth spring social after pickleball debate
Summary
The Somerset Town Council approved a Youth Council spring social planned for early June, permitting the event and its activities after rejecting an amendment to remove pickleball from the tennis courts. Councilors and neighbors split over noise and precedent; staff will manage permitting and liability steps.
The Somerset Town Council on April 7 approved a Youth Council spring social proposed for early June, including two hours of pickleball on town tennis courts, after a heated debate over noise and the policy precedent of allowing pickleball on courts typically reserved for tennis.
Ari Peters, Youth Town Mayor, told the council the event would use the front lawn for family activities and two of the free tennis courts for pickleball during the first portion of the four-hour event, with an RSVP-based potluck and no initial plan for food trucks (Ari Peters said: "When we talk about the lawn area ... we are…
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