Thank you for adding your voice to Pickleball For All
The petition was signed by 229 people online and an additional 127 chose a paper and pen signing. A total of 356 people signed in 6 days.
The request to be heard at an open public meeting will not be happening this season. The petition will be added to be part of the public record so your voices will not be ignored.
Here is the court access for this season
Tansley Woods Park Casual Drop-In Play, 7 days a week, 8am-12pm, 6-8pm
Book-a-court, 7 days a week, 12-6pm
Leighland Park Book-a-court, 7 days a week, 8 am to 8pm
Palmer Park Book-a-court, 7 days a week, 7am to 11pm
To have your voices heard
The Recreation Community & Culture department would like to hear more input to review this year’s program as the season progresses. I will compile the comments and share them with the city .Please consider completing an additional comment or suggestion.
Here is the city’s response
“We made the decision to extend book-a-court to other locations based on positive feedback from the Palmer pilot, a best practice review of other municipalities across North America, as well as conversations with neighboring residents, and players.
Our goal is to find a balanced and equitable approach that supports fair access to outdoor court space that will both address current concerns that the City and players are facing, and that will support play as our community grows and the sport continues to attract even more players.
After receiving additional community feedback, we have adjusted the Tansley Courts to be a combination of book-a-court and casual drop-in play. Please note it will take some time for the web page to be updated to reflect this.
Here’s a breakdown of the times:
Casual Drop-In Play, 7 days a week, 8am-12pm, 6-8pm
Book-a-court, 7 days a week, 12-6pm
Also please remember that you are still free to use the courts on a first come, first serve basis during book-a-court hours at any of the parks if there is no one there with a booking.”
Mamie Sealey-Baker (she/her)
Recreation Planner
Recreation, Community & Culture
Mamie Sealey-Baker
liveandplay@burlington.ca
Thank you for your support for Pickleball For All
Shayne LaPlante