- Target:
- Greater City of Sudbury
- Region:
- Canada
Back in 2010 the Royal Meadows subdivision was approved for construction in Blezard Valley. The new subdivision development is abutting the existing Blezard playground. The subdivision was recently completed and the home owner residing next to the park has expressed concerns related to the location of the existing ball field.
The ball field backstop abutts the home owner's property and there have been concerns related to the foul balls landing on the owner's property. The department has considered a number of options in the last few years to attempt to resolve the issues which included relocating adult users to other fields and allow minor baseball exclusive access to the existing field.
In addition, the department has installed additional meshing along the backstop with the objective of eliminating the problems. The retrofit has assisted in reducing the concerns expressed by the home owner.
Home Owners Issues:
There are many issues as it pertains to the ball field in such close proximity to my home.
1. The bleachers are so close to my home which limits/disturbs my “quiet enjoyment”.
2. Cars are parked all over the street which also block the side walk and the view of other drivers. Therefore, I fear for my children and the children of the neighbourhood safety. Cars also block the access to the Canada Postal Community Mail Box. Which is an issue for all the residents of the neighbourhood.
3. Foul Balls are knocked into my house, back and front yard, as well as the street. This is a safety concern for my family, as well as cars driving and pedestrians walking. There is not only soft ball played on this field but fast ball and to be hit by 1 of these balls could cause serious harm/injury.
In 2015, Council approved a Capital allocation of $80,000 to relocate the Blezard Valley ball field within the existing Blezard Valley Park in order to eliminate future issues related to the abutting home owner.
The department has requested cost estimates to relocate the ball field within Blezard Valley Park, relocating the field to Centennial Arena Park and to review options for further security/retrofit measures at the existing location. The following is a summary of the cost breakdown.
a) Retrofit to existing ball field
Estimated cost: $10,000
b) Relocate ball field to Centennial Arena site
Estimated cost: $400,500
c) Relocate (reconfigure) ball field at Blezard Valley Park
Estimated cost: $66,000
We, the undersigned, call on the City of Greater Sudbury to make a ruling on the Request for Decision Blezard Valley Ball Field.
As concerned residents of Royal Meadows we am supporting the following option:
c) Relocate (reconfigure) ball field at Blezard Valley Park. Estimated cost: $66,000.
Includes repositioning the existing field by relocating the field away from the existing abutting home owner (1002 Valecrest Street).
Relocation would alleviate the 4 concerns addressed by the community as it pertains to the Cars on the Street, Limited Access to Community Mailbox, "Quiet Enjoyment" in the neighbourhood and Foul Balls in the street."
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The Blezard Valley Royal Meadows Ball Field petition to Greater City of Sudbury was written by Royal Meadows Ball Field and is in the category Neighborhood Living at GoPetition.