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Residents urge caution as plans for pickleball courts circulate; staff says no application on file
Summary
Residents and candidates told the Poway City Council they are worried about a circulating concept for a large cluster of pickleball courts and related changes to Poway Road; staff said no formal application has been filed and called for clarity and community engagement.
At the Feb. 17 Poway City Council meeting, several residents urged the council to ensure transparency and noise protections amid reports of a circulating concept plan for a large cluster of pickleball courts in the Farm area.
"There is this, a not insignificant number of people, especially in the area in the farm that is very concerned and very, anxious with regards to a proposal like that, which is a large number of pickleball courts and the noise and the traffic," resident Jim Ambrose told the council during public comment. Mayor Voss asked city staff for clarification; staff member Chris said, "There is no application in with the city for our review at this moment," though a concept plan may be circulating in the community.
The public concern over recreational facilities came as the council pulled a separate housing item (Intracorp mixed-use) from the agenda. Candidate Anita Edmonson, who spoke later in the public-comment period, recommended using the pause to revisit the Poway Road specific plan through community engagement. "I would like to propose that the city host a public workshop to provide the community with an update on Poway Road development...and identify what the city can do to bring life to those elements of the plan," she said.
Resident Vanessa Springett also asked the city to prioritize noise compliance if a tennis/pickleball/padel facility proceeds, saying, "Residents deserve to be assured that our city's noise ordinance will be upheld, enforced, and proactively addressed." Springett additionally reiterated concerns about parking for the withdrawn Intracorp housing project.
Council did not take action on a recreational-facility application because none is before the city; the mayor announced the related housing item has been withdrawn and continued to a date uncertain. Staff and councilmembers signaled interest in further community outreach if an application is formally filed.
