Resident urges action on pickleball noise and sanitation; mayor says he ordered portable restroom at Rainier Trails Park

During the public-comment period a resident introduced as Sharon told the council that recurring pickleball play near her home has become a public nuisance. She cited state code language about disturbance and nuisance, described repeated disruptive noise within about 30 feet of her property line and roughly 80 feet from her dining room, and said players had urinated and defecated near a neighbor’s pool and in nearby trees.

Sharon asked the council to find ways to block or reduce pickleball noise. The mayor cut off her remarks at the three-minute limit but later granted an additional minute in the exchange. In a point of information the mayor said he had ordered a portable restroom (referred to in the meeting as a 'sandy can') delivered to Rainier Trails Park after a resident showed video evidence of alleged indecent exposure and public urination. He emphasized that the action was taken under his executive authority and not at the parks department’s direction.

The council did not take formal action on policy or park operations at the meeting; the mayor’s provision of a portable restroom was described as an administrative step to address immediate sanitation concerns. Residents raising ongoing noise or nuisance concerns should follow up with parks enforcement and staff for any enforcement or mitigation measures.

What happens next: city staff or parks may follow up on sanitation and nuisance complaints; no formal policy change was enacted at this meeting.