Construction of pickleball courts in Bryn Mawr park have frustrated some Lower Merion Township residents.
that comes in sporadic rhythms, a hollow ball hitting paddles at decibels sometimes higher than average street noise.
There isn’t much time left. Lori Jennings, a spokesperson for Lower Merion Township, said the courts are already under construction and will be completed in May.Ashbridge Park, tucked in a neighborhood between Rosemont and Bryn Mawr colleges, already houses two courts for both tennis and pickleball. Jennings acknowledged neighbor’s concern over noise; if anything, however, residents who have attended meetings are enthusiastic about the plan, she said.Lower Merion is just the latest in a smattering of communities in the Philadelphia area and across the country where some residents oppose the rise of the popular paddle sport.
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