<p dir="ltr">I will echo Tom's sentiments. Dennis bought the former Sea View Playland. Planning and Recreation recommended baseball, soccer and basketball for the facility. The committee studying reuse felt those would bother neighbors (we were thinking little league and youth soccer leagues) they chose to put in tennis/pickle ball as it would serve the older population. To h*** with the needs of kids.</p>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 12:53 PM Thomas Bott via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="m_-4018876263168369756ydp96e2fd19yiv0980619774"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="m_-4018876263168369756ydp96e2fd19yiv0980619774ydp83deb0a9yiv9386424521"><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:16px"><div><div dir="ltr">It’s likely best to launch this PSA regarding the third rail of local zoning, that is even more hazardous than the chickens and backyard clothesline discussions from back in the day. </div><div dir="ltr">Yes they raise a racquet but seeking a mute button has the potential to launch a blue hair wave which should not be confused with a blue hair rave. <a href="https://ravemaster.fandom.com/wiki/Sieghart_Caeser" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ravemaster.fandom.com/wiki/Sieghart_Caeser </a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Having recently returned from Bainbridge Island, birthplace and uber-exporter of the aforementioned cult, it seems like this thing is catching on. </div><div dir="ltr">Much like the ToK’s previous fowl efforts at regulating poultry amounts of domesticated birds, your zoning efforts will require a 2/3 vote. Consider the merits of scheduling a HUGE picketball tournament during your Town Meeting or be prepared for a shocking result. </div><div dir="ltr">TBott </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><div style="font-family:new times,serif;font-size:16px"><div style="font-size:16px;font-family:serif">Thomas Bott CranberryLand USA Town Planner</div><div style="font-size:16px;font-family:serif"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-4018876263168369756ydp96e2fd19yiv0980619774ydp83deb0a9yiv9386424521ydpfb687fb8yiv6753380931yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519652102965_53159" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font id="m_-4018876263168369756ydp96e2fd19yiv0980619774ydp83deb0a9yiv9386424521ydpfb687fb8yiv6753380931yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1519652102965_53160" color="#4c76a2" style="font-size:16px;font-family:serif;font-style:italic;background-color:inherit">Practicing Planning in the Commonwealth since the last Millennium </font><font color="#808080" style="background-color:inherit" size="2"><i>#TownPlannerSilverJubilee</i></font></span></div></div></div></div>
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<p>Does any other community have prohibition of pickleball courts through their zoning bylaw?<u></u><u></u></p>
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