Glendora Pony Colt

35 hours a week for entertainment, then home to their quite neighborhoods

April 12, 2005 -- CALIFORNIA Boy, 13, held in death of teen at Pony League ball game

How a sports park can impact a residential neighborhood!   Hear it  See it

 
This next month will bring new lights to our field.  They are state of the art, and are of substantial cost.  We are working with the contractor to make this installation a smooth transaction without missing any games.  These lights will definitely be less intrusive to the residents, but I really don't expect anything other than more complaints.  I think it is really sad that you are so focused on such a negative matter.  Unfortunately, some of your members have really dismissed your credibility.  If your complaints had validity, we could talk, but they do not.  I gave my home phone number to the city to give to the complaining parties, but still no calls.  I hope you will look at the good that can come out of these programs.  PONY stands for Protect Our Nations Youth.

Please take a look at our web site and see how well we take care of this facility.... 
www.eteamz.com/glendorapony/

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Are Sports Parks Intrusive?

In 17 weeks (Feb - June 5th) of 2004 there were 240 Pony Colt games played by 13 teams at Henderson Field. 2.5 hours for each game comes out to 600 hours. If we divide 600 hours by 17 weeks we get 35.29 hours per week. With as many as thirteen hours on a single Saturday. Where should the neighbors go seven days a week for 35 hours if they wish peace and quite.

Note: The above games exclude the approximately 400 Little league games that are going on at the same time at the same location. Little League only runs about 14 weeks so we come out to something like 28 additional games per week.

Let's assume 12 players and two coaches for a total of 14 per team or 28 for each game. If we presume only one car per player/parent for the 640 games played we arrive at some very interesting information.  28 cars times 640 games comes to 35,840 ADDITIONAL car trips in a neighborhood zoned residential.  All in a 17 week period of time.

If we toss in soccer matches and football games the number is staggering for a neighborhood zoned Residential.

Henderson Park
 

WHEREAS, the City of Glendora and the Glendora Unified School District have heretofore cooperated in a community recreation program involving the commitment of property and money of both political entities, and

WHEREAS, among other things, the City of Glendora and the Glendora Unified School District have cooperated for the installation of improvements and facilities at the Goddard Junior High School and which improvements and facilities include baseball diamonds and floodlights, and

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Glendora and the Glendora Unified School District that a part of the community recreation program, under the supervision of the City of Glendora, will be conducted at the Goddard Junior High School in the form of baseball and softball games to be played at night and with the use of the aforementioned floodlights, and

WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Glendora that the community recreation program shall be conducted with a minimum of inconvenience and discomfort to any citizen of the City of Glendora, and

WHEREAS, some citizens of the City of Glendora have expressed concern that the conduct of a part of the community recreation program at nighttime and with the benefit of lights might be expanded to such a degree and abuse that it will materially interfere with the comfort and convenience and privacy of the rights of private citizens and particularly of the rights and interest of those citizens who are in the vicinity of the Goddard Junior High School, and

WHEREAS, the citizens and residents of the City of Glendora in the vicinity of the Goddard Junior High School have expressed a specific concern that the part of the community recreation program to be conducted in the evening and under the floodlights at the Goddard Junior High School might conceivably be expanded so as to include the floodlighting of tennis courts and of the football field and the conduct of programs in these particular facilities and in greater proximity to the homes and residences surrounding the Goddard Junior High School.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Glendora, as follows:

Section 1. That the City of Glendora shall not endorse, urge or participate in a community recreation program with the Glendora Unified School District which would include the installation of floodlights at the tennis courts and the football field at the Goddard Junior High School and the conduct of community recreation programs requiring the benefit of any lighting system that might be installed by the Glendora Unified School District at the mentioned tennis court and football field until and after all of the other Junior High Schools and High Schools have been utilized for lighted evening community recreation programs.

Section 2. All programs and activities to be conducted as a part of the community recreation program by the City of Glendora at the Goddard Junior High School and with the benefit of the floodlights which are now or hereafter installed at that facility, shall be conducted from May 15 to August 1, of each year.

Section 3. That the Mayor shall sign this Resolution and that the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and the adoption of this Resolution and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force in accordance with its terms and provisions.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of July, 1965.
ATTEST:

One week of Glendora Pony Colt Schedule

 Have a look at the complete February - June 2004 Schedule from the Pony Colt Web site.

The Mayor Pro Tem referred to a letter from former Planning Commissioner John Brent Cashion in which he states that using the net density formula in residential neighborhoods will make a difference.