Washington’s state sport is causing some controversy at Seattle’s Lincoln Park.
Seattle Parks and Recreation plans to convert already existing, dilapidated tennis courts into six new pickleball courts.petition shows how many people are against the idea, with signatures getting close to the 3,700 mark Friday evening. The people behind the petition say the noise from the courts will make life impossible for the surrounding wildlife. They also said Seattle Parks and Rec used a technicality to push the rushed project through.
It’s nature versus pickleball at Lincoln Park’s old tennis courts. On Friday, over 200 more people joined Nature’s Corner and added their names to the petition against the tennis court to pickleball conversion. This is an existing court, and the work is categorically exempt from SEPA requirements as maintenance of an existing facility. A landscape architect has been assigned to the development of Lincoln Park tennis courts, and they have reviewed the site and will be using best management practices to implement courts here.
Seattle Parks and Rec. also said in that statement they acknowledged they are not having a public comment on the court conversion: Seattle Parks is also evaluating if lights can be installed at the Lincoln Park courts. The project is expected to wrap up this fall. The pickleball courts will be developed on an existing concrete court that once served a tennis court within Lincoln Park. The court will consist of an asphalt overlay, and SPR may add a top coating down the line should funding allow. Additionally, we are evaluating if lighting is feasible or appropriate for this site.
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