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Pickleball will be a primary use; building manager denies personal financial benefit from rentals
Summary
Building manager Rex Harris said pickleball is expected to be a primary use of the large multi-sport space and denied allegations that he profits personally from pickleball rentals, saying he takes a small salary to manage the building. Committee and council members debated how to balance league play, open play, resident access and impacts on businesses.
Rex Harris told the work session the Building Committee expects pickleball to be a primary use of the new community center given the sport—s popularity. He also addressed rumors about his role and compensation, saying he had taken a reduction in pay to work for the town and wanted "to make it clear that he is not benefiting directly from the pickleball rentals" as reported during committee discussions.
Council members debated whether to keep broad access (Rex argued against excluding uses that meet the committee's three criteria: legal, ethical and not detrimental) or to limit large, revenue-generating events such as weddings (TCM Sandy Hunter and TCM Bruce Ahlstrom favored restrictions). Members discussed fee tools such as punch cards, volume discounts, and resident rates to prioritize local access without unduly harming downtown businesses.
