About Pelican Bay Pickleball in Naples, FL

The Pickleball Project is  a public-private partnership between Collier County and the Pelican Bay Foundation (PBF).  Collier County owns the land, located in the Pelican Bay Community Park (a public park) and the PBF is providing the construction costs for the Pickleball Project. There will be 20 pickleball courts, ten courts for PBF members and ten courts for the public, who are not PBF members.

The proposed Pickleball Project between the County and the PBF was first presented to the public on 4/19/23.  The PBF proposal promised that 50% of the pickleball courts would be available to the public and 50% would be for private use by PBF residents.

However, the contract signed by the County and the PBF on 8/22/23 did not contain a guarantee of 50% public access. Our Public Advisory Group filed a petition with the Board of County Commissioners for an amendment to the contract to guarantee that the public will receive 50% public access. This amendment was approved on 2/13/24. The amendment reads:

"Members of the public shall have access to 50% of the pickleball courts during the same days and hours as members of the Foundation.  No more than 50% of the pickleball courts shall be for usage by members of the Foundation."

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