Resident decries pickleball noise and sanitation; mayor orders portable toilet at Rainier Trails Park

Uniontown — A resident identified only as Sharon told the council during public comment on May 11 that pickleball play near her home is a public nuisance, citing a statute she referenced aloud in the record ("Per RCW, 8.2 0.06," as spoken). Sharon described repeated noise disturbances and incidents of public urination and defecation near a neighbor’s fence and a children’s pool; she said the activity has harmed her sense of safety and privacy.

Council response and mayoral action: The mayor cut Sharon off when her three-minute public-comment time expired. Later in the meeting the mayor provided a point of information: after a resident showed video evidence alleging public exposure at the courts, he said he ordered a portable sanitary can to be delivered to Rainier Trails Park to reduce future complaints and protect children and residents. He stated explicitly that the delivery was his directive and not a parks-department action: "I did it because I... I'm the executive branch, and it's my staff." The mayor said the city can place additional sanitary cans at other parks as needed.

Context and next steps: The public comment did not produce an immediate ordinance or code-enforcement action on the council floor. The mayor’s operational step—placing a sanitary can at the park—was presented as an effort to reduce public-sanitation problems while any formal policy or code review would follow standard procedures. Council members acknowledged the time limits for public comment and did not take formal legislative action at the meeting in response to the complaint.

Why it mattered: The remarks highlight neighborhood quality-of-life concerns tied to recreational-site use and show an immediate operational response from the mayor to mitigate sanitation complaints while any legal or regulatory remedies would follow separate processes.