Just watch out for pickleball rage.
Viral video shows Peter Shonk violently kicked on pickleball court
The Morris Dil Courts on Fountain Avenue and 14th Street getting a makeover.
Soundproof fencing was already added earlier this year and now resurfacing and restriping efforts have been completed, turning the court closest to Fountain Avenue a dedicated pickleball space while the next court over was restored for tennis.
It’s what neighbors get their ears filled with.
But the city is hopeful that a newly installed device will not only minimize the sound, but also the number of complaints.
It recently installed “sound fencing” on a portion of the courts’ chain link fence. The material is purported to attenuate the loud “whack” when players’ paddles strike
the hard plastic ball. Many say the activity’s repetitive sound is more noticeable — and more irritating — than tennis.The sound fencing, manufactured by company Acoustiblok, and other work to the courts were estimated at $47,000