In the video posted this week, Hollingsworth talks about the repairs made after a bank of lights was damaged by vandalism. The destruction happened in October 2024. The repairs — including work that will make it difficult for somebody to clip the wires again — were finally complete in June.
Along the way, the city’s pickleball community watched “The Miller Court Lights Saga” with incredulity as the long repair process played out with some wondering if the parks department was “slow walking” repairs to cut down on nighttime use.
Noise complaints and pickleball courts go hand in hand. While the courts are beloved by players, issues over noise have limited use on some public courts in the city and blocked or slowed the creation of more. CHS reported here in 2023 on plans to try to mitigate some of the noise at Miller after complaints.
The city, in the meantime, says a parts delay was partly to blame for the long repair timeline. By this summer, night games at Miller were once again fully illuminated.
In her video, Hollingsworth thanks the pickleball community for their advocacy — and for being “incredibly patient.”
“It took a while,” Hollingsworth said.
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