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FOR COUNCIL NEWSLETTER 10/1/93 <br /> UPDATE ON ASCOT PARK BALLFIELD LIGHTING <br /> A public forum is being organized in response to complaints from neighbors on <br /> the south side of Ascot Park over the ballfield lighting being installed. The <br /> tentative date for the forum is October 12, 1993, 7:30 p.m. at either Monroe <br /> Middle School or Sheldon Community Center. The contractor has been asked to <br /> stop work at the Ascot site until after the public forum. <br /> John Etter, Principal Landscape Architect with Public Works Maintenance, met <br /> with 13 neighbors on 9/29 to record their specific concerns. Two short video <br /> tapes provided by the manufacturer were shared with the group to explain the <br /> superiority of the new lights in relation to older systems existing elsewhere <br /> in the community. <br /> The lack of opportunity for public comment and fears about the impact of light <br /> spillage onto their property were universal concerns. A number of existing <br /> operational issues and questions were also identified and are appropriate <br /> -subjects to be discussed in a public forum. Among them are parking, traffic, <br /> hours of use, restrooms, concessions, noise, lighting options, thefts and <br /> vandalism. The neighbors are concerned that some of these problem areas will <br /> be extended into the evening hours with the advent of the lights. <br /> The forum should allow the neighbors and staff the opportunity to share their <br /> concerns and explore the possibilities of modifications to the lighting system <br /> or changes in how the fields are operated. <br /> For more information, call John Etter or Johnny Medlin at 687 -5220. <br />