Portland Parks and Rec removes pickleball courts after private group spent $20K on renovations

The city says this decision came after neighbors near Sellwood Park complained about the pickleball noise. It also says it won’t reimburse the club.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country. And to keep up with the demand, Portland Pickleball Club, a private community group, renovated the underused upper tennis courts at Sellwood Park in Southeast Portland into pickleball courts.

“We took it on ourselves, raised the money and supplied the manpower,” said Henrik Bothe, a member of Portland Pickleball Club. “I myself spent three or four weeks, 40 hours a week, working on this place.”

Now Portland Parks and

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