A set of newly opened pickleball courts at SurreyB次元官网网址檚 Crescent Park have already been damaged.

According to the City of SurreyB次元官网网址檚 department of parks, recreation and culture, the courts were vandalized over the weekend of Sept. 17-18 B次元官网网址� just two days after an was held to mark their opening.

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The building of pickleball courts in Crescent Park has been something of a contentious issue; Peace Arch B次元官网网址 has received a number of letters to the editor in recent months regarding the location of the courts, as well as complaints about the noise the sport B次元官网网址� and its athletes B次元官网网址� make.

Similar noise complaints have dogged pickleball players and organizations in other cities, .