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Pickleball request raised; staff points to space, noise and Grand Ronde redevelopment opportunity
Summary
A resident and council discussed a request for a pickleball court; staff said active-recreation needs conflict with nature and picnic space at current parks and suggested the Grand Ronde redevelopment/community hub as the best place to explore courts in future planning.
A resident and Council member (S7) raised a request for a pickleball court, calling the sport "very popular." Council and staff discussed constraints: noise, limited space in the grove and gazebo area, and tradeoffs with trees and picnic space. "They actually are quite noisy," Staff member - Finance (S6) said, and staff suggested the Grand Ronde redevelopment and a future parks commission meeting (mid-July) as the appropriate venue to study interior or exterior multi-sport courts.
Council agreed to schedule a parks commission meeting in mid-July to examine grove-area programming and possible recreation improvements; staff cautioned that active recreation may be better placed as part of a larger redevelopment package than retrofitting existing nature-oriented park space.
