Residents cry foul over football fields in Orchard Park
Residents cry foul over football fields in Orchard Park
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Sean Kelley first noticed the disturbance to the pastoral land behind his Orchard Park home in mid-June.
"We woke up to bulldozers, literally, after Father's Day, that Monday," said the Ferndale Drive resident.
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The future came sooner than expected for some. Town Supervisor Patrick J. Keem sent a letter to residents in late June telling them a football complex with four fields would be built on the property. There also would be a concession stand and press box, as well as a parking lot.
Now, the supervisor says it will only be two fields: a practice field and a playing field, which would have the lights that Little Loop parents paid to install on the existing field. There also would be bleachers and a restroom. The fields would replace the two Little Loop football fields at the town's Brush Mountain recreation area on California Road.
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"We have the right to develop that property," the supervisor said. "We own it."
"We own it.." I'm assuming he means the property owners.. including the people who currently use the property for:
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Residents want to preserve the land as it is, as a greenway for walking, biking, jogging and similar activities that protect the wildlife living on the land.
What is wrong with the current football fields?
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The fields would replace the two Little Loop football fields at the town's Brush Mountain recreation area on California Road.
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There were no plans to move the Little Loop football field when the $16 million Community Activities Center at Brush Mountain was proposed. The idea was for players to walk off the field near the center and use the locker rooms.
Lot of money. I remember Pat campaigning how many of the kids of his dental patients move out of the area because of taxes.
There is about 29,600 people in OP. $16 million is about $540 per person.
