Editor:
In reference to The Optimist article on June 11, 2021 titled Delta aims for fair allocation of pickleball courts based on a Delta council staff report, Delta Pickleball Association (DPA) would like to clarify that it does not support court allocation for all organized pickleball groups being no more than 50 per cent of the available court time at each site at any point in time.
We do support the Delta Park Board's allocation of 50 per cent of available court time over the course of a week. There are times when it makes sense for this very social sport to have a group with more than 50 per cent of the courts at one time, but we want to ensure that all pickleball players, including the public, have reasonable access to courts.
With more than 500 members and growing, we believe that we represent most of the pickleball players in Delta, but realize that there are other pickleball players that do not wish to join our association.
We have also expressed this to Delta Parks, Recreation & Culture to clarify our position.
George Pierce
DPA Vice-President
