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Pickleball court safety at Greenshore Park prompts requests for trajectory study, vendor review
Summary
Committee members in Lago Vista discussed repeated golf balls entering pickleball courts at Greenshore Park and agreed to seek vendor contacts and a trajectory assessment before pursuing costly options such as higher netting, relocating tee boxes or moving courts.
Members of the Parks & Recreation advisory committee discussed a recurring safety issue at Greenshore Park where stray golf balls from the adjacent driving range have landed near or on the city’s pickleball courts. Committee members said the problem has continued despite prior mitigation and raised a range of options to reduce the hazard.
"This is a golf course issue," said Committee member (Speaker 1), arguing that separating the two amenities or relocating the courts would be the most cost‑effective permanent fix. Others noted partial measures — moving tee boxes down a level, adding lower fencing at the driving-range base or installing additional netting — could reduce risks but carry tradeoffs for the golf course and cost implications for the city.
Staff (Staff member (Speaker 4)) told the group that the current netting project was preceded by a contractor assessment and said he would speak to Charles and obtain vendor contact details and documentation of any prior trajectory study. "I'll talk to Charles and ask at least why we landed where we did, on the $14,000 project with the netting at the height that it currently is," he said.
The committee also discussed nonstructural, short‑term options including temporary relocation of courts during peak driving‑range hours and restricted range hours for drivers. One member suggested a low fence at the base of the range to catch rolling balls as a compromise; another cautioned that shortening the driving range could shift impacts to other areas.
The committee agreed on next steps: staff will obtain vendor contacts and any prior assessment, ask a vendor to perform a trajectory or mitigation study, and report back with options and cost estimates. No formal motion or funding decision was taken at the meeting.
