We have made lots of progress with 80+ supporters attending the last meeting. We want to see 100+ supporters this time. Please come and help to create a regional pickleball facility!
Attend Public Engagement Meeting #3 for Bellevue Airfield Park Master Plan Update. Your presence at this meeting is crucial in getting 16 dedicated pickleball courts, and the possibility of having a roof over these outdoor courts at the Airfield Park.
In-person only. No virtual option. Registration not required. Open to anyone who lives, works or plays in Bellevue. You don’t have to be a Bellevue resident to attend.
Bellevue is updating its Master Plan for Bellevue Airfield Park.
A few weeks ago, we attended the first of three community meetings to tell them what park elements we would like to see at this new community park. Somehow, we all agreed that having pickleball courts would be a great idea.
This in-person community meeting will take place on Thursday, September 22 from 6:30-8 p.m.
Where?
At the South Bellevue Community Center located at 14509 SE Newport Way. Registration is not required.
Who?
You.
You do not need to be a Bellevue resident to participate.
Do I Have to?
For us to have a chance to get 8 or more pickleball courts at Bellevue Airfield Park, it is crucial that the pickleball community be present at this meeting and make their voice heard.
What?
This second community outreach meeting will include opportunities to:
Recap the first community meeting discussion.
See the draft Bellevue Airfield Park Master Plan Update options being considered.
Share your ideas and input for how Parks can balance the needs and program options for the Bellevue Airfield Park.
Discuss your thoughts on the draft plans and future steps for the master plan update process.
Please attend and share your vision for a pickleball facility to be located at Bellevue Airfield Park.
What’s next?
If we do well at this meeting, we will get to attend a third (and possibly final) one.
Question 5 will ask if there is anything missing from the 2012 Master Plan. Make sure to mention that it is missing a pickleball facility. Share a vivid picture of what you mean by that. Is it one pickleball court? Is it two? Is it a dozen? Are there lights? Is there a roof? If you know of an existing facility that could serve as an example, add a link to it.
Question 8 will ask what types of active programs would interest you. Make sure to check the “Other” box and specify “pickleball“. Feel free to expand on what type of pickleball programs you would like to see such as pickleball drop-in, classes, leagues, ladders, tournaments, etc.
Could it be that you would like to see twelve or more collocated pickleball courts at Airfield Park? With lights? With a roof?
How?
To let Bellevue Parks know:
Email the project manager Ken Kroeger (kkroeger@bellevuewa.gov), and tell him what kind of pickleball facility you would like to see at Airfield Park.
Attend the first of three public engagement Zoom meetings on Tuesday, July 26th from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Remember to register ahead of time.
Make sure you share a vivid picture of what you would like to see. Don’t just say “I would like Airfield Park to have pickleball courts.“ Do say something like “I would like Airfield Park to have 8 or more public regulation-size dedicated outdoor pickleball courts, with lights, and under a cover, a lot like the public pickleball facility at Opelika.“
Why?
Bellevue currently has only one set of very busy dedicated outdoor pickleball courts, located at the Bellevue International School. We will lose those courts when the school expands its campus. If we want other dedicated courts, we have to ask for them.
