Petition to Remove Non-Resident Adult Male Cricket Club From Neighborhood Park
The City of Watauga Texas has entered into a contract with a non-resident adult male cricket club known as the Falcons until 2020 for exclusive use of the BISD Park Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am until 5 pm. They set up at 7:30 and leave many days at dusk. Before this contract was created the park was used by the community and for the community. The cricket club prevents children from using the playground by placing markers in the playground to mark the cricket play. The cricket players block pedestrian sidewalks with gear and it is reported they kick at senior citizens leashed small dogs. There is no bathroom thus cricket players sneak-a-pee and change clothes out in the open where families and children can see them. They have changed the park into a virtual moonscape due to their need to hard pack the soil. They pitch and hit the balls at a high speed that can injure or kill. They hit the balls against our homes and have damaged our cars. Please remove this public nuisance.
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This park is too small for a cricket league. It is discusting that the players urinate in the park as well as change clothes.
The nominal fee received by the city, doesn’t begin to cover the damages both monetary and emotional this cricket club(gang) has inflicted on the city of Watauga and it’s citizens.
I would contact the new City Manager and find out who agreed to the contract. Our taxes pay for the parks, From what I read, they need to be evicted from the park.
They have hit so many cars and I'm scared for my children to play on the playground when they are there! Not only due to fly balls but they feel it ok to change their clothes outside!! Not ok!!
We live across the street from the park on Lampe Dr. My truck and my wife's car have both been hit by there cricket ball. My wife's needed a new tail light. My sister in-laws car got dented as well when parked in front of our house. We have confronted them multiple times when they do hit our property and all they do is deny everything. They have given us there insurance information for repairs but only because we've seen it happen. I shouldn't have to keep my blinds open all weekend to make sure something else doesn't get damaged, because they won't let us know out of generosity if they hit something. I was ok with them playing there at first but it has gotten to be a nuisance. This park just isn't big enough for their league.
No more adult cricket taking up entire park
All day Saturday and Sunday is way too much.
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Petition to Remove Non-Resident Adult Male Cricket Club From Neighborhood Park
The City of Watauga Texas has entered into a contract with a non-resident adult male cricket club known as the Falcons until 2020 for exclusive use of the BISD Park Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am until 5 pm. They set up at 7:30 and leave many days at dusk. Before this contract was created the park was used by the community and for the community. The cricket club prevents children from using the playground by placing markers in the playground to mark the cricket play. The cricket players block pedestrian sidewalks with gear and it is reported they kick at senior citizens leashed small dogs. There is no bathroom thus cricket players sneak-a-pee and change clothes out in the open where families and children can see them. They have changed the park into a virtual moonscape due to their need to hard pack the soil. They pitch and hit the balls at a high speed that can injure or kill. They hit the balls against our homes and have damaged our cars. Please remove this public nuisance.
28 Comments
This park was not built for cricket . Safety hazard . Plus they kick kids teams off the property for trying to use the back stops .
This park is too small for a cricket league. It is discusting that the players urinate in the park as well as change clothes.
The nominal fee received by the city, doesn’t begin to cover the damages both monetary and emotional this cricket club(gang) has inflicted on the city of Watauga and it’s citizens.
I would contact the new City Manager and find out who agreed to the contract. Our taxes pay for the parks, From what I read, they need to be evicted from the park.
They have hit so many cars and I'm scared for my children to play on the playground when they are there! Not only due to fly balls but they feel it ok to change their clothes outside!! Not ok!!
We live across the street from the park on Lampe Dr. My truck and my wife's car have both been hit by there cricket ball. My wife's needed a new tail light. My sister in-laws car got dented as well when parked in front of our house. We have confronted them multiple times when they do hit our property and all they do is deny everything. They have given us there insurance information for repairs but only because we've seen it happen. I shouldn't have to keep my blinds open all weekend to make sure something else doesn't get damaged, because they won't let us know out of generosity if they hit something. I was ok with them playing there at first but it has gotten to be a nuisance. This park just isn't big enough for their league.
No more adult cricket taking up entire park
All day Saturday and Sunday is way too much.
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This park was not built for cricket . Safety hazard . Plus they kick kids teams off the property for trying to use the back stops .