Re: “Maintain nature within the metropolis and hold pickleball out of Lincoln Park” [Oct. 25, Opinion]:
Over 50 years in the past, when my household moved to Seattle, one other sport, tennis, was on the fore. You’d have a heck of a time getting time in court docket. Lighted lanes sprouted up. There was nonetheless an excessive amount of demand for tennis courts. One firm even constructed a big tennis facility out close to Freeway 509. Not too lengthy later, the tennis craze died down, as did the pickleball craze and the necessity for therefore many courts.
Lincoln Park is a particular place, a real present to the individuals of Seattle. On account of its pure environment, it may be in comparison with an outside cathedral. Let’s not desecrate Lincoln Park with the fixed noise that pickleball courts will carry.
Keep in mind, the Seattle Parks Division thought-about placing a big zipline facility in Lincoln Park, and public opinion prevented it from taking place. Inform the Parks Division how you’re feeling about pickleball courts in Lincoln Park.
Oh, and that huge tennis facility out close to Freeway 509, it is now a warehouse for a longshore firm. Sports activities mothers will come and go, even pickleball.
Invoice Laughlin, Seattle