In the Town of Tecumseh, residents and athletes alike are facing a pickleball problem that may prove costly.
Council is planning on modifying 2-year-old courts following resident noise complaints concerning the game. They say that it’s the constant tapping of the plastic pickleball echoing into their homes that’s so disturbing.
Pickleball player Conor Cartier said that since first hitting a pickleball court in 2022, the game has helped him grow, “it got me to spend more time to be comfortable with adults – and I can for sure see it helping my future like work life.”
The game itself has seen an explosion in popularity in recent years, and Tecumseh built it’s own pickleball complex in 2022.
While he has a passion for the sport, Cartier conceded, “I guess in general it could be a noisy game.”
Following several residents filing noise complaints with the town, a study determined sound …