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I have nothing against pickleball , but I am told there is now an attempt to covert two more courts into pickleball courts at Top of the World . It has only been a few months since the last courts were converted . pickleball is currently popular as were handball , squash and racquetball back in the day , and perhaps it will remain so , but why destroy tennis courts which cost $ 120,000 per court , when you can build pickleball courts far cheaper elsewhere . For instance , the area which has the basketball court at TOW is rarely if ever , used .
Evidently , the Lange Park court is being converted to pickleball also , and there is talk that the middle school is under consideration for courts also and it ’ s clear the intention is to convert all the courts at TOW , which would leave us with the high school and the canyon which is also under threat . During the summer and fall one or two of the TOW courts are tied up for lessons which leaves one court open for open play .
Additionally , how many of the pickleball players are actually from Laguna ? I ’ ve met many who are coming in from Aliso and as far away as Riverside . Not sure how we get true numbers on this but worth asking . Having my tax dollars used to build a destination pickleball center for Orange County doesn ’ t help with traffic and parking which is already difficult and getting worse at TOW .
Taking a resource from one group to benefit another doesn ’ t seem fair . If numbers are the only criteria then build pickleball courts on the lawn bowling area at Heisler or the baseball field at TOW both of which get used intermittently by a relatively small number of people . You can imagine how the lawn bowlers and baseball fans would like that plan .
The notion that one of the dualuse courts would be for both tennis and pickleball hasn ’ t played out . The middle court is now used exclusively
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for pickleball , as would certainly be the case in the event that this idea proceeds and the middle and last court in the row of courts are converted . Glenn Rogers , Laguna Beach
Village Laguna congratulates the newly elected City Council members , Alex Rounaghi , Sue Kempf , and Mark Orgill on their election to a four-year term as City Council members . Thank you for your willingness to serve the community .
We also congratulate the community for carefully casting its votes to elect leaders who will work together and encourage public participation . City Council meetings should be a forum where residents are appreciated and feel welcome to express their ideas and concerns . We believe the newly seated council members share that view .
Village Laguna encourages the Council to recognize that Laguna Beach has a wealth of talented , bright , and energetic residents who hold varying opinions on major policy and development issues . Past councils have been successful in bringing the community together by using working groups of residents to reach a consensus on these issues . This tried-and-true method has been very successful in producing the city ’ s Design Review Guidelines , the design of the Village Entrance , and other projects that began on a contentious note .
We welcome the prospect of a return to constructive dialogue about the future of our village .
Anne Caenn , President , Village Laguna
Secret Santa is still going strong after 20 plus years . The donation link is live , secure and completely transparent . It ’ s the same secure online platform used by Thurston and LBHS PTA . You can click on the link daily to see how much has been donated .
If you prefer to donate gift cards , you can contact me , and I will pick them up at your house and enter them into the live spreadsheet . Gift cards for grocery stores , gas and Laguna Beach restaurants would be amazing ! Thank you !
This year we will be doing a Secret Santa for 15 Laguna Beach individuals , plus one cat .
These are the 15 Laguna individuals we are helping this year :
1 . Laguna Beach goat herder Agotilio Moreno ( we need to give him his gift the end of November , as he will be in Riverside in December for the holidays ). 2 . Michael our Laguna Beach greeter 3 . Single dad and son 4 . Single mom with son at Thurston 5 . Single mom with daughter at
LBHS 6 . Female senior ( no family ) 7 . Senior male 8 . Single mom with two boys at El
Morro & Thurston
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