MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) -- After a little over a year since they opened, the Martinez City Council has voted to shut down pickleball courts located in a residential neighborhood across the street from Hidden Valley Park.  “I was really proud of the fact that we were able to provide the state-of- the-art courts for our pickleball community that had been waiting patiently for over a decade to get their own courts,” said Martinez Mayor Brianne Zorn. “So, I'm just really disappointed that it worked out the way that it did." The Mayor says the courts became an instant success.  But with that popularity came increased traffic and noise, which became too much for residents who lived on both sides of the courts. “I believe that the noise analysis that was done was just insufficient. So we were provided insufficient information to make the decision,” the Mayor said. “Information has now changed, and based on staff recommendations, we ultimately had to vote to close it last night,” Zorn said. Last fall, the city council cut back pickleball court hours by 75%, but it still wasn’t enough to reduce neighborhood concerns. “We're all really sad,” said Wilma Murray, an early advocate for pickleball in Martinez.  ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translator goes viral amid layoffs across US She says as popularity grew, court etiquette dropped, and so she empathized with neighbor complaints but wished there was a better solution than shutting down the courts. “I think a lot of us will migrate to other courts around the county,” Murray said. “Some of us will play a lot less because the accessibility is just not there." The courts cost more than $1 million to build.  The mayor says the city is committed to looking for a more appropriate place to locate new pickleball courts. But even if they do find a site, finding the funding and then building the courts could take several years. ...read more read less