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Cupertino residents urge council to fund sound barriers, oppose blanket restrictions on Memorial Park pickleball
Summary
Multiple residents and organized groups urged the council not to impose broad hour restrictions at Memorial Park’s pickleball courts and instead to fund sound‑abatement measures and a CIP for a noise wall; speakers flagged the activity’s social value and urged collaborative community engagement before imposing limits.
Dozens of residents and organized players told the Cupertino City Council they support preserving access to Memorial Park pickleball courts and urged the city to invest in noise abatement rather than impose a trial that would restrict hours or require quiet paddles at all times.
Kathy Chiu, a member of the Cupertino Pickleball Club leadership team, told the council the club has worked with parks staff and neighbors — including agreeing to turn lights off by 9 p.m. — and that compliance with quiet paddles has been strong among morning players but mixed in the evening. Chiu said the proposed trial…
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