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Braselton mayor and council consider pickleball court ordinance after resident noise complaint
Summary
At a March 5 work session the Town of Braselton considered O-4-2026, a Pickleball Court Ordinance and an amendment to the town noise ordinance after resident Ken Melde described noise from nearby courts; no adoption or vote was recorded.
Mayor Kurt Ward summarized a proposed Pickleball Court Ordinance (O-4-2026) and an amendment to the Town of Braselton Noise Ordinance, Section 14-107(1)(d), during a March 5, 2026 work session and offered the public an opportunity to comment though he noted the meeting was not a public hearing.
Citizen Ken Melde spoke in support of the presented ordinance, describing his family's experience with persistent noise from pickleball courts located in close proximity to their home and framing the ordinance as a local response to those concerns. The work session record does not include a direct quotation of Melde's remarks; the minutes summarize his comment as a description of noise impacts on his household.
The ordinance and the noise-code amendment were presented for consideration; the transcript of the March 5 session does not record a formal vote or adoption. The council did not discuss specific ordinance text or a vote schedule in the session minutes. The item remains on the council's agenda for further consideration at a later date or meeting, per the practice of presenting ordinances for consideration at a work session prior to formal action.
