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Residents ask West Chester Township trustees to move proposed pickleball courts away from homes
Summary
Multiple residents from Beckett Lakes and Beckett Park West told trustees they support pickleball but want courts farther from houses, citing noise, property-value and stormwater concerns; trustees said a work session and an engineering review are planned and a community survey will be distributed.
Several residents of the Beckett Lakes subdivision urged the West Chester Township Board of Trustees on Sept. 9 to relocate proposed pickleball courts at Beckett Park West farther from nearby homes.
Bill Wright, who identified himself as living at 8432 Woodreed Drive, told trustees the courts — as currently sited — “will destroy the community,” argued they could raise litter and crime and said homeowners would oppose a multi‑million‑dollar project if it were on the ballot. Sharon Peevely (8440 Waterleaf Lane) said the…
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