Reston Association pondering plans for lighting Field No. 1, which will allow night Little League games but may also anger neighbors.
What will the future of Brown's Chapel Park look like with a lighted field? Depends who you ask. It will look like night baseball for Reston Little League players, but it could also mean light pollution for nearby residents. Reston Association approved more than $282,000 for ball field improvements at Brown's Chapel as part of this year's budget. Brown's Chapel contains three baseball fields. Much of the money will be spent on overall field enhancements, but RA also wants to install lighting on field No. 1 - which is the Little League field and the field closest to the Brown's Chapel building - as well as in the parking lot. The proposal has been discussed at recent RA Design Review Board meetings and will likely be discussed again in June…
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Community invited to hear more about how parking lot, ball field lights might affect them.
The Reston Association Design Review Board this week will hear plans for installation of lights for the lower baseball field at Browns' Chapel Park. The proposal includes the installation of six approximately 60-foot tall poles with three light fixtures on each and the installation of nine 20-foot tall parking lot light fixtures outfitted with shoebox style and energy efficient LED lights. Other elements of the proposal include running an underground power cable to the concession stand, downcast wall lighting on the concession stand, and the installation of a scoreboard on one of the ball field light poles. The lights are slated to be installed field No. 1, the Little League field and the field closest to the Brown's Chapel building. …
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11:16 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Reston kids and their parents are only requesting lights which is unlike the following article http://espn.go.com/dallas/story/_/id/8323104/allen-texas-high-school-ready-unveils-60m-football-facility Has the environment got impacted by the lighted tennis courts nearby? The kids need opportunities and facilities near their homes to develop their talents. How many kids were denied those chances in … more ›