The Pickleball Problem: Leland School, Township at Odds Over Court Placement
By Art Bukowski | May 22, 2026
A large-scale revamp to a popular Leland park is in limbo over a dispute about the placement of additional pickleball courts.
Hancock Recreational Area (often called Hancock Field) is a roughly 13-acre parcel that sits just south of the Leland Country Club. It’s owned by the township, but Leland Public School leases it and has used it for various sports for decades.
Both the school and the township launched separate plans more than a year ago to implement various improvements to the park. The township planned to focus on improvements and new amenities in the northernmost portion of the property, with the school focusing on the rest (largely green …
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