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From:
Dunlap, Laurie <
Laurie.Dunlap@seattle.gov
>
On Behalf Of PKS_Info
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: Southeast Seattle Needs Outdoor Pickleball Courts Now
June 3, 2021
Miguel and other
Southeast pickleball players, hello.
In May, Senior
Planner Oliver Bazinet and the rest of the planning team met to discuss
potential locations for new pickleball lines, using the limited surplus funding
from the court restoration program, to help meet some of the demand where there
have been issues this year. In making the selection, the team referenced
the criteria in the
pickleball pilot report
, and also factored
in the condition of the exiting courts. They wanted to focus on courts in
areas of the city—particularly Southeast Seattle—that see relatively low
reservations and seem to have high demand.
Following that
evaluation, staff contacted contractors to request quotes. Having
received the contractors’ quotes, we can confirm that we’ll be adding
pickleball lines as outlined below.
16 Southeast courts
where new pickleball lines will be added
Dearborn Park (was
resurfaced in 2018) – 4 new pickleball courts
Beacon Hill Playfield
– 4 new pickleball courts
Mt. Baker Park – 4
new pickleball courts
Brighton Playfield
(was resurfaced in 2018) – 4 new pickleball courts
Adding lines to the
other courts will depend on the contractors’ schedules, but we are optimistic
that we can fit in many of them this summer. Of the 16 new pickleball
courts this will add in Southeast (Dearborn, Beacon Hill, Mt. Baker, Brighton),
8 will be on recently resurfaced courts (Dearborn and Brighton).
12 courts where new
pickleball lines will be added as part of planned resurfacing
Gilman Playground
– 4 new pickleball courts
W Magnolia Playfield
– 8 new pickleball courts
We can confirm that
this work will take place this year because they were already listed to be
resurfaced and on the contractors’ schedules.
10 courts where faded
pickleball lines will be retouched
Soundview
Playfield – 4 existing pickleball courts
Green Lake Park east
courts – 6 existing pickleball courts
We can confirm that
Green Lake will happen this year, Soundview still has to be scheduled.
We’re glad to be able
to enhance pickleball resources at courts citywide and particularly in
Southeast Seattle.
If you have questions
about pickleball court planning, please contact Senior Planner Oliver Bazinet
at
oliver.bazinet@seattle.gov
.
If you have questions
about existing pickleball courts, please contact Matt Look at
matthew.look@seattle.gov
.
If you have other,
general park-related questions or concerns, please contact us at
PKS_Info@seattle.gov
.
Thanks for contacting
us!
Laurie Dunlap
Superintendent’s Office
,
Seattle Parks and Recreation
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