Alternate Sites

Many in the community are concerned about adding more soccer or Little League Baseball fields in the area. Our group helped to locate additional sites that would be suitable for ball fields. We had a landscape architect check out the open area at the Commons site. He established that 2 fields, similar to the EBright plan would be easily feasible at that location. Below is a chart showing that the Commons site would be the better option.

Pine Lake Middle school had potential space, as well as Skyline High School as well as County property know as Section 36 or Soaring Eagle Park. Ebright is too long and narrow to support active ball fields.

Ebright Ball fields vs Commons Ball Fields

Which is the better option?

	Commons	Ebright
Larger size of fields	ƒ
Fewer # of large trees to cut	ƒ (8)	(54)
Least impact to nature habitat for hawks, Song Birds and pilated wood peckers	ƒ
No impact to viable Salmon Creek	ƒ
No Encroachment on Wetland	ƒ
No Encroachment of Wetland Buffer	ƒ
No Encroachment on Creek Buffer	ƒ
No Flooding Concerns	ƒ
Greater Buffer to neighbors	ƒ
Best Noise Control (buffer and slope and size)	ƒ
Least Cost to Construct Fields	ƒ
Least Cost to Maintain Fields	ƒ
Road Access for Construction	ƒ

Prepared July 2003

Friends of Pine Lake – Marianne Wilkins