Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Budget item resolves community, Little League rift.
Not so long ago a proposal to light the fields at Greg Crittenden Memorial Park sparked a backlash from Ashburn Farm residents. A budget item approved by the Loudoun Board of Supervisors this year appears to have resolved the issue, at least until for now. Lights will now be installed at the two fields near Pipeline Plaza – Chick Ford and Ryan Bickel fields – where there are fewer adjacent homes. The closest homes will be those now under construction across Ashburn Village Boulevard. Those fields are also adjacent to an elementary school site, which will also have a lighted field. “One thing that has been consistent throughout this process is that citizens, organizations and elected officials have brought forward innovative ideas and …
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Fields at Pipeline Plaza
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Greg Crittenden Memorial Park
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Dulles Little League hopes installation will allow games to be finished and enable tournaments.
A not-so-uncommon suburban battle has erupted in Ashburn Farm after the Dulles Little League offered to install lights on the baseball fields at the county-owned Greg Crittenden Memorial Park. On Feb. 16, the Little League held a meeting at the Windmill Community Center directly across the street from the park, and got an earful from residents who oppose the lights. The lights would allow children to play later into the evening when otherwise night arrives too quickly. During the fall and spring, little league games are often called around 6:15 p.m., allowing little more than two innings to be played before the games are over. During a Feb. 16 community meeting, Ashburn Farm residents expressed concerns about noise, parking and the visual …
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Dulles Little League has made the request to extend the potential uses of the field.
With the intent to make better use of the baseball fields in Loudoun County, Dulles Little League has proposed lighting the fields at Greg Crittenden Memorial Park. Lights would enable later play, and therefore accommodate more games. During a meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Windmill Community Center in Ashburn Farm, residents can ask questions or offers opinions on the proposal. County representatives will be on hand. The Loudoun Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, on behalf of the league, has submitted a formal request to permit the lights. Current zoning allows stadium lighting with certain constraints, but the request requires approval from the Loudoun Board of Supervisors because it is a county park. …
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Ashburn Farm Windmill Community Center
21400 Windmill Dr, Ashburn, VA
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Kevin O'Rourke
11:35 am on Saturday, February 19, 2011
Did these people move in next to a baseball field, and then start complaining? Like the people that move to the country then complain about the wildlife. more ›