THE TOWN HAS OFFICIALLY AGREED TO DROP THE LIGHTS AND THE SCOREBOARD SO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STAYS PEACEFUL!! WE ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED THIS GOAL AND I AM SO PROUD OF EVERYONE WHO STOOD UP FOR OUR HOMES!! WE WILL KEEP WATCHING TO ENSURE THE FINAL PLAN STAYS EXACTLY AS PROMISED!!
November 27, 2016
Final supporters
We, the residents of Livingston, have concerns regarding how the scale of the Madonna Sports Complex, currently under construction, will be affecting residents' lives . We were led to believe that the field was to be a standard recreational soccer field, similar to most others in Livingston. In actuality, the field is being built to a much grander scale. The Madonna project has plans for a multi-sport (football, soccer, lacrosse) synthetic turf field with bleachers, four large 70ft light towers and a 32 ft scoreboard. Games and practices could be held under the lights until 10-11pm at night. The construction of this field will impact the ability of nearby families to enjoy peace and quiet in their homes and backyards during the days and well past many of their children's bed times. There are no other fields in Livingston equipped with light towers that are in such close proximity to residences. We are not against the new field. We are however against the construction of lights, a scoreboard with audio capabilities and late evening use. Residents' ability to have quiet down time in the privacy of their own property is something that they have a right to. That right is being compromised. The town has graciously promised to replant evergreen trees to create a buffer between their properties and the field. They have also agreed to construct fences to deter the threat of trespassers. We appreciate these gestures greatly. We urge the council to take the next reasonable step to aid in protecting what will be left of their decreased quality of life and property values. Please remove the unnecessary lights and scoreboard/audio components from the Madonna Sports Complex plans.
Thank you!
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October 13, 2016
30 Comments
The plan for such an oversized field with all of these bells and whistles shows such complete disregard to the houses around it. You are destroying their property value and it is awful for the parents and children to lose restful sleep over this. Please reconsider your plans.
This is disgusting to put such a large-scale sports complex in a residential neighborhood which is also adjacent to St. Philomena's Church. Aside from the already tragic loss of green acres and displacement of wildlife, the addition of nuisance lighting and anticipated sound pollution shows a clear disregard for the values of the community. Please scale back this project out of respect for those who live/worship in this area.
I live nearby on Hazelwood Ave. The traffic and noise is bad enough. Please reconsider this. It's also unacceptable that residents were not made aware of the light towers beforehand.
The lights and sound are very disturbing. This is a recreational field 15 feet from our homes. Please consider the impact of the enjoyment of our homes vs. having fancy lights and a microphone. We already hear the high school. Had this been a 4 story building it would not have had an announcer or sound.
I strongly support the minimizing of this project so that continued quiet enjoyment by all neighbors be adhered to. This means no to huge lights, large/loud/lighted scoreboard as well as any announcing. A curfew of 9:00pm should be accepted also.
This is disgusting. Keep our town quiet and our taxes as high as they are already.
Nice try, but it would be inconsiderate to the residents of this fine neighborhood.
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THE TOWN HAS OFFICIALLY AGREED TO DROP THE LIGHTS AND THE SCOREBOARD SO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STAYS PEACEFUL!! WE ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED THIS GOAL AND I AM SO PROUD OF EVERYONE WHO STOOD UP FOR OUR HOMES!! WE WILL KEEP WATCHING TO ENSURE THE FINAL PLAN STAYS EXACTLY AS PROMISED!!
November 27, 2016
Final supporters
We, the residents of Livingston, have concerns regarding how the scale of the Madonna Sports Complex, currently under construction, will be affecting residents' lives . We were led to believe that the field was to be a standard recreational soccer field, similar to most others in Livingston. In actuality, the field is being built to a much grander scale. The Madonna project has plans for a multi-sport (football, soccer, lacrosse) synthetic turf field with bleachers, four large 70ft light towers and a 32 ft scoreboard. Games and practices could be held under the lights until 10-11pm at night. The construction of this field will impact the ability of nearby families to enjoy peace and quiet in their homes and backyards during the days and well past many of their children's bed times. There are no other fields in Livingston equipped with light towers that are in such close proximity to residences. We are not against the new field. We are however against the construction of lights, a scoreboard with audio capabilities and late evening use. Residents' ability to have quiet down time in the privacy of their own property is something that they have a right to. That right is being compromised. The town has graciously promised to replant evergreen trees to create a buffer between their properties and the field. They have also agreed to construct fences to deter the threat of trespassers. We appreciate these gestures greatly. We urge the council to take the next reasonable step to aid in protecting what will be left of their decreased quality of life and property values. Please remove the unnecessary lights and scoreboard/audio components from the Madonna Sports Complex plans.
Thank you!
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Reached 100 supporters
October 13, 2016
30 Comments
As the speaker system is right now I can clearly hear whenever there is a football game or any other kind of event that uses said speakers at the school. I have had to close windows if the weather happens to be nice and a game starts because it is just too loud and have had games wake me up before. The last thing we need is an even better sound system and 70 ft tall powerful lights when there are so many home owners in close proximity who would be negatively impacted.
The plan for such an oversized field with all of these bells and whistles shows such complete disregard to the houses around it. You are destroying their property value and it is awful for the parents and children to lose restful sleep over this. Please reconsider your plans.
This is disgusting to put such a large-scale sports complex in a residential neighborhood which is also adjacent to St. Philomena's Church. Aside from the already tragic loss of green acres and displacement of wildlife, the addition of nuisance lighting and anticipated sound pollution shows a clear disregard for the values of the community. Please scale back this project out of respect for those who live/worship in this area.
I live nearby on Hazelwood Ave. The traffic and noise is bad enough. Please reconsider this. It's also unacceptable that residents were not made aware of the light towers beforehand.
The lights and sound are very disturbing. This is a recreational field 15 feet from our homes. Please consider the impact of the enjoyment of our homes vs. having fancy lights and a microphone. We already hear the high school. Had this been a 4 story building it would not have had an announcer or sound.
I strongly support the minimizing of this project so that continued quiet enjoyment by all neighbors be adhered to. This means no to huge lights, large/loud/lighted scoreboard as well as any announcing. A curfew of 9:00pm should be accepted also.
This is disgusting. Keep our town quiet and our taxes as high as they are already.
Nice try, but it would be inconsiderate to the residents of this fine neighborhood.
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As the speaker system is right now I can clearly hear whenever there is a football game or any other kind of event that uses said speakers at the school. I have had to close windows if the weather happens to be nice and a game starts because it is just too loud and have had games wake me up before. The last thing we need is an even better sound system and 70 ft tall powerful lights when there are so many home owners in close proximity who would be negatively impacted.