Who knew Kendale Woods Park would become such hot news? This has been a busy week in the media for our courts. While the media coverage is appreciated, some of the big issues haven't been covered very well. There seems to be a desire to turn our court battle into a tennis vs. pickleball squabble, which has never been the case. The Kendale Woods courts get a gold star, an A++++, in sharing space. Another thing that many media outlets get wrong is saying there have been multiple noise complaints. That is inaccurate. One couple filed a noise complaint in 2022, and that was enough for FCPA to bypass all guidelines and established policies and work at mach speed to convert our shared use space to tennis only. 

The community is still looking for answers to many questions, but most pressing: Why do FCPA guidelines and policies not apply to the Kendale Woods Park pickleball courts?

This seems like it should be simple enough to answer, yet nobody can provide any insight into this.

We also have other secondary questions like:

Why was taking something of value away from the community such a high priority for FCPA?
When is it okay to go against the wishes of an entire community because of one person?
Is it okay for someone who has publicly stated that making one person listen to pickleball noise is unethical to be running FCPA? A one-person stance on anything is dangerous and a mighty slippery slope and certainly shouldn't be dictating decisions for communities.
Why is it okay for the executive director to have no answer to why pickleball noise is a problem other than that “it’s a thing and everyone knows it’s a thing"?

The good news is that we have a meeting set up with Mason District Supervisor Jimenez for next week. Hopefully, we can work together to get some of these questions answered and our community can get a valuable space back.  A space that brings our community together and supports the mental and physical health of those who live in this neighborhood.