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\”Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now: The Saga\” – EPISODE 1

The Petition To: Jesús Aguirre, Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Cc: Courtney Brown, Justin Cutler, Matt Look, Tim Pretare Seattle, May 8, 2021 Dear Mr. Aguirre, We would like to bring to your attention that Southeast Seattle (South of Capitol Hill, East of I-5) pickleball players are being neglected by Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR). While […]

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\”Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now: The Saga\” – EPISODE 2

Dear Superintendent     Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 3:02 PM To: Aguirre, Jesús < Jesus.Aguirre@seattle.gov > Cc: Brown, Courtney A < Courtney.Brown@seattle.gov >; Justin.Cutler@seattle.gov ; Look, Matthew < Matthew.Look@seattle.gov >; tim.pretare@seattle.gov ; Subject: Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now   Dear Superintendent Aguirre,   We would like to bring to your attention the

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Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now: The Saga\” – EPISODE 3

Hello!       Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 10:55 AM To: PKS_Info < PKS_Info@seattle.gov > Subject: FW: Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now   Hello Seattle Parks,   We sent the email below to the Superintendent two weeks ago.  Would you be able to confirm that the Superintendent received it?  If you could

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\”Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now: The Saga\” – EPISODE 5

We ask that you reconsider the three requests in our petition and address them one by one Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 6:30 PM To: Aguirre, Jesús Cc: Bazinet, Oliver; Look, Matthew ; PKS_Info; Brown, Courtney A; Justin Cutler; Tim Pretare; Laurie Dunlap; Jenny Durkan; Tammy Morales Subject: RE: Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts

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Indoor Pickleball Will Resume in Mid-July at Mercer Island Community and Events Center

During the June 3rd public meeting of the Mercer Island Parks Commission, Ryan Daly announced that drop-in pickleball will return to the Mercer Island Community and Events Center Indoor Gym in mid-July. There is no official start date or official schedule yet. During the June 3rd public meeting of the Mercer Island Parks Commission, Ryan

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2021 SMPA Board of Directors Election Results

Covid may have halted online meetings, but not the fulfilling of director duties spelled out in the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association (SMPA) Bylaws. The Board selection committee recommended three new directors to replace termed-out director and SMPA President Jerry Kindinger, and directors who’ve stepped down for family and professional reasons, Tom Grubb and Sean Oldridge.

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