Pickleball is having quite a moment in Macomb County.

Not only does the country’s fastest-growing sport continue to be enjoyed by thousands of area residents, but many municipal leaders are excited because new courts are being built in some long vacant big box buildings, adding to the local economy.

In other cases, pickleball courts are replacing underused tennis courts at various school districts and municipal campuses.

Consider:

In Clinton Township, a company plans to open a public-private pickleball development in the former Kmart store on Garfield near Canal roads

Sterling Heights plans to create the region’s first municipal-run, indoor facility next year

Clintondale Community Schools earlier this week unveiled new courts at the site of a former tennis courts

Likewise, new pickl

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