Two measures to add pickleball courts have recently been sidetracked by residents.
. She often serves up a match on one of the six courts across the street from her home in Beach Haven, Ocean County.
And while the Sports & Fitness Association said participation in the sport increased by 85.7% year-over-year and 158.6% over three years, opponents may be growing by equal margins. I’m certainly not opposed to recreation opportunities, including pickleball. But it became very apparent to me that you have to be very careful where you put these things lest they disrupt quiet neighborhoods.”“List of concerns, noise is not at the top of the list,” said O’Connell, 48, who works for a national nonprofit in Philadelphia. “There is very limited green space in Beach Haven. Please don’t take our greenspace.
Councilman Michael Battista was the main proponent of the measure. In a council meeting in February, he said he understood the “not in my backyard” philosophy, but wanted to “add value” to Beach Haven, according to municipal minutes of the meeting.
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