The Carmel City Council voted earlier this month to permanently prohibit the sport at Forest\u00a0Hill Park, the only public pickleball location within city limits, marking the first such ban in the state, according to sfgate.com.<\/p>\n
Residents reported that the “popping” sound had been echoing through the neighborhood as players participated in the game that has grown in popularity, particularly among seniors and retirees, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n
The council put a temporary ban in place last month until it came up with a permanent solution, according to the report. Their best idea was to require soft paddles and balls to reduce the noise from plastic balls hitting wooden paddles.<\/p>\n
CALIFORNIA SPORTS LEAGUE MEETING SEES PARENTS CLASHING OVER TRANS ATHLETES<\/a><\/p>\n The wealthy oceanfront town of Carmel, California, has banned pickleball in its public park. (The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p>\n However, at a city council meeting on Nov. 4, several residents said the temporary ban helped them enjoy a quieter community after the constant noise from the game.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s been so peaceful and quiet,” Carmel resident Kimberly Edwards said at the meeting, adding that there had been an “uptick in tennis players,” especially younger people.<\/p>\n But Edwards was skeptical that the ban would be able to be enforced.<\/p>\n “There\u2019s gonna be a problem,” she said. “These aren\u2019t supervised courts. You know that. They\u2019re not \u2014 there\u2019s no parks and rec department. So as I addressed in my letter: Who\u2019s going to enforce this? \u2026 Am I going to have to hear a noise and then call the police? Is a police officer<\/a> going to have to be, you know, sitting there on these courts, supervising them?”<\/p>\n CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DESCENDS INTO EMOTIONAL CLASH AMID TRANS VOLLEYBALL PLAYER CONTROVERSY<\/a><\/p>\n The Carmel City Council voted earlier this month to permanently prohibit the sport at Forest\u00a0Hill Park. (iStock)<\/p>\n “You guys are all in this position to protect us,” she said. “That\u2019s your number one goal. That\u2019s what your job is \u2014 not to placate these pickleball enthusiasts.”<\/p>\n Competitive\u00a0pickleball player Barbara Lang,\u00a0who said she no longer uses the Forest Hill Park<\/a> courts, argued that even “quiet” pickleball at the park would be preferable to banning the sport.<\/p>\n “If you want to try it with the quiet ball, I think it\u2019s only fair to the players to give that a chance,” she said, stressing that she speaks for many pickleballers not in attendance.<\/p>\n The city council decided against compromising by allowing the sport to be played with quieter equipment, which would have required monitoring.<\/p>\n Several residents said the temporary ban helped them enjoy a quieter community. (iStock)<\/p>\n![\"pickleball](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pickleball-fox-news-nation-special.jpg\")
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