Clovis dancers say Pickleball 'fad' is ruining their dancefloor

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A radical of dancers who usage the Clovis Senior Activity Center accidental the dancefloor's 2nd usage arsenic a pickleball tribunal is causing a large problem.

During the nationalist remark information of Tuesday's Clovis City Council meeting, radical who had learned to creation astatine the Activity Center vocalized their disappointment to the assembly members aft painters' portion was stuck connected the dancefloor to accommodate the pickleball players who besides usage the Activity Center.

According to Debbie Graber, it was 2 weeks agone erstwhile the dancers walked into the creation country to find bluish painters' portion connected the floor.

"We came into the beauteous country with a beauteous floor, and determination was bluish painter's portion each implicit the level outlining a pickleball court," Graber said. "When you slide, erstwhile you dance, the portion stops your foot, it rolls up. It's sticky. It's leaving residue. It's ruining the floor."

According to the students of creation teacher Jim Ray, Jim Ray himself resigned soon aft the portion was installed. Students called Ray patient, fantastic and idiosyncratic who volition beryllium terribly missed. YourCentralValley.com has attempted to interaction Jim Ray for remark this article.

"Pickleball is simply a fad," 1 nonmigratory told councilmembers. "Ballroom has been astir for a agelong clip and it's not going to spell away."

Pickleball subordinate Tina Quillen says the dancers were not the lone ones who were unhappy with the room's setup.

"When I archetypal walked in, I went, 'Oh, this is not good,'" Quillen said. "There wasn't capable country to truly enactment a full-size tribunal successful there."

Quillen says that portion the aerial conditioning was a plus, the country did not let for pickleballers to comfortably play.

In a statement, the City of Clovis says it hopes to find a solution that volition appease each assemblage members.

"In the abbreviated term, we’ll beryllium coating imperishable lines connected the level of our Community Center’s multi-purpose country to regenerate the painter’s tape," officials said.

The City of Clovis adds that, successful the agelong term, unit volition beryllium looking astatine ways to upgrade the flooring successful the Clovis Senior Activity Center with worldly that volition amended the acquisition for the dancers.