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Residents urge limits on Centennial Park pickleball courts; board leans toward mixed‑use approach
Summary
Neighbors told trustees that converting two tennis courts into six dedicated pickleball courts would create impulse noise, traffic and use conflicts. The parks advisory board recommended keeping two mixed‑use courts striped for both tennis and pickleball; the board treated the item as discussion only and will revisit in a formal decision.
Public comments at the Antioch Village Board meeting centered on a parks proposal to reconfigure the tennis courts at Centennial Park.
Pam Whittinger told the board the parks advisory recommendation to replace the two existing tennis courts with six pickleball‑only courts would place play as close as 35 feet from nearby homes and 40 feet from a frequently used pavilion. "Pickleball play creates a piercing pop…1 cohort can generate up to 11,000 pops in 1 day," Whittinger said, urging the board to consider…
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