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Residents urge more pickleball access and senior services during public forum
Summary
At the April 8 Washington City Council public forum, residents asked for an additional indoor pickleball court and summer access at the community center, safer bike routes and helmet education, and expanded senior programming. City staff will follow up and city manager Jeremy Red will relay details to relevant departments.
Resident Bonnie Caldwell told the council pickleball participation at the community center has surged and asked the city to add one more indoor court and a portable net so the facility would offer three courts instead of two, saying players often wait while adjacent gym space sits empty. “We would gladly pay the cost of this,” Caldwell said, noting the group’s age range skews older and indoor play is important for them.
Caldwell also said…
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