Vickie Taulbert and her husband, Mike, who are both in their 70s, have lived in their current northern Overland Park neighborhood for upwards of 40 years. Originally attracted to the area — around 67th Street and Santa Fe, across the street from the green at Milburn Country Club — by its central location, they stayed for the community connection they forged with several neighbors who have also spent decades in the neighborhood. “I mean really this street, it’s like a family,” Taulbert said, recounting memories of block parties and other gatherings. “On our street, we take care of everybody.” But, recent construction on a new pickleball court in the side yard of the property that backs up to theirs — and concern about what that means for their quality of life — has Taulbert and her husband pondering a previously unthinkable move to a different neighborhood, potentially a different city altogether.
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