Letter to the editor: Pickleball is loud. Consider a location away from schools and homes.

Letter to the editor: Pickleball is loud. Consider a location away from schools and homes.

As a fledgling pickleball player living in Fraser, I was very happy to see new pickleball courts are planned for our town. No more traveling to the two courts in Granby and crossing my fingers they aren’t occupied — or road tripping to Grand Lake to play.However, euphoria soon turned to concern when I saw the proposed location. Pickleball is a loud sport. It’s not just the paddle whacking the ball, but also noise from players themselves. The pla…