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Burlington staff recommend opening Pickleball Complex memberships to nonresidents with fees
Summary
City staff reported lower-than-expected resident use of the new Burlington Pickleball Complex and proposed allowing nonresidents to buy memberships (resident $20/month; nonresident $30/month) and a $3 nonresident drop-in fee, with a planned rollout as soon as Aug. 1 if council approves.
Rachel Vincent, identified in the meeting as the complex’s general manager, told the Burlington City Council on July 14 that the Pickleball Complex—open since May 9—has seen steady but underutilized court hours and that policy changes could increase participation.
"So what I'm coming to recommend to y'all tonight, is to open up the membership, to anyone and not be restricted by residency," Vincent said, presenting eight weeks of operational data. Staff said May recorded roughly 800 visits and June just over 1,200, tracked by scan-ins. The complex offers about 5,300 court-hours per month across 17 courts but was roughly half utilized during May–June.
Vincent outlined the proposed…
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