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Neighbor warns supervisors of early-morning noise, unauthorized use at Macoby Run pickleball courts
Summary
A resident told the Upper Hanover Board that players arrive before 8 a.m., bypass locks, use leaf blowers, and play loud music at Macoby Run Park courts; the board said it will consider a noise study.
Tom Ward, a neighbor of Macoby Run Park, told the Board of Supervisors that the township's pickleball courts are generating persistent early-morning and late-night disturbances. Ward said players were "arriving and sneaking/bypassing the lock to use the courts before 8:00 AM," using leaf blowers to dry courts at odd hours, offering private lessons, and bringing Bluetooth speakers that "blast music." The complaint was raised during the meeting's citizen-comment period.
The Board did not take immediate regulatory action but said it would explore options, including commissioning a noise study to evaluate whether sound mitigation is warranted. No timeline or funding amount was specified for the study during the meeting. The complaint was presented by Ward and one unnamed neighbor; no township official offered an immediate remedy on the record.
