Thank you so much. I felt I was there at the meeting. Wow, great writing and flow. I so enjoy reading your writing. It sounds like a council that does the communities work; It seems to be a functioning city council even with Rule sabotaging. Is the pickleball community left without anywhere to play at all now until something is figured out? Im invested in your community now 😅. Thanks for what you share 🩷
Thank you so much, Karen. Yes, unfortunately, as of January 31st, the pickleball players will have to leave the valley to find adequate pickleball facilities. Ojai is a little more than 4 square miles. The valley is much bigger, and there are no other pickleball courts other than the ones mentioned at the county park. I don't see the fulfillment of pickleball as the city council's responsibility, I see it more as the county's.
I did not attend this Ojai City Council meeting. I've watched about half of it on the YouTube video. It's LONG!!! You mentioned the pickle ball courts at Soule Park are not in the best of shape. I'm assuming you mean the tall fenced courts that were originally, and for many years, tennis courts. A number of years ago, during my time as a Park Ranger at the park, they were converted to paddle-ball courts. To my knowledge, they are still paddle-ball (not pickle-ball) courts. There's a move underway between the City and County to possibly build pickle-ball courts on top a portion of the parking lot that now services the paddle-ball courts, as well as, group bbq AREA 3. In my opinion, this is a LOUSY spot for pickle-ball courts for a bunch of reasons that I've already conveyed to some of the folks involved with possibly building pickle ball courts in the park. I certainly hope my suggestions/recommendations have not fallen on Deaf Ears. If they have, I'm certain there will be ongoing problems with pickle ball at Soule Park for the City and County. There may be better locations in the park than the one proposed. ------ Thank You for reporting on this looooonnnnggggg meeting. -- Drew
Thank you so much. I felt I was there at the meeting. Wow, great writing and flow. I so enjoy reading your writing. It sounds like a council that does the communities work; It seems to be a functioning city council even with Rule sabotaging. Is the pickleball community left without anywhere to play at all now until something is figured out? Im invested in your community now 😅. Thanks for what you share 🩷
Thank you so much, Karen. Yes, unfortunately, as of January 31st, the pickleball players will have to leave the valley to find adequate pickleball facilities. Ojai is a little more than 4 square miles. The valley is much bigger, and there are no other pickleball courts other than the ones mentioned at the county park. I don't see the fulfillment of pickleball as the city council's responsibility, I see it more as the county's.
Ahhh, I see.
Nora,
I did not attend this Ojai City Council meeting. I've watched about half of it on the YouTube video. It's LONG!!! You mentioned the pickle ball courts at Soule Park are not in the best of shape. I'm assuming you mean the tall fenced courts that were originally, and for many years, tennis courts. A number of years ago, during my time as a Park Ranger at the park, they were converted to paddle-ball courts. To my knowledge, they are still paddle-ball (not pickle-ball) courts. There's a move underway between the City and County to possibly build pickle-ball courts on top a portion of the parking lot that now services the paddle-ball courts, as well as, group bbq AREA 3. In my opinion, this is a LOUSY spot for pickle-ball courts for a bunch of reasons that I've already conveyed to some of the folks involved with possibly building pickle ball courts in the park. I certainly hope my suggestions/recommendations have not fallen on Deaf Ears. If they have, I'm certain there will be ongoing problems with pickle ball at Soule Park for the City and County. There may be better locations in the park than the one proposed. ------ Thank You for reporting on this looooonnnnggggg meeting. -- Drew