BARTLETT — Pickleballers and other recreationalists hope Bartlett voters will approve a petitoned zoning article when they go to the polls March 13 that if enacted, would potentially enable the Club at Christmas Mountain sports facility to operate to the public through monthly memberships under a special exception in the residentially zoned district.
Located at 100 Christmas Mountain Road in Glen, just north of Story Land, the club was built in 1988 to serve Christmas Mountain Resort condominium owners — but the club is not legally allowed to operate as a commercial enterprise open to the public.
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