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Inglenook Park Expansion Proposal

Posted in: Sharon Meadows
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  • jonesr
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  • Southfield, MI
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Daryl,

I respect the position that you are stating.  But I find it odd that we would use the land of a family friendly park and commericialize it for the use of non-taxing paying residents and private business.  These are the calls, emails and text messages that I am getting.  Ultimately the question for residents is, what is in it for me?  How will it IMPACT my everyday quality of Life?  How will this Impact my already depressed home value? When the housing market turns upward, will my value turn with it or remain flat because a new dynamic has altered the assessors office when assessing the area.

These are real questions, that have real residents feeling like the intrusion on their location is being invaded.  Some residents have an expectation that after dark the park goes dark and the noise and hustle and bustle of the park dies down.  Now we are going to extend that noise and activity to 11pm at night.  Those are real concern's.  I personally live deep enough in Sharon Meadows that I can avoid that, but my home value will be effected if this has a negative impact. 

The sense that I get, is that the real fly in the ointment is that a neighboring community is motivating our elected officials to support a project for a private high school and the privatization of softball leagues.  In response to welcoming residents into our community, goto some surrounding parks in a community and unless you are a resident you are not welcomed and signs are posted telling you this.  So, it cuts both ways.  I appreciate your perspective.  Continue the good work.

 

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  • jonesr
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 As a Sharon Meadows resident, a stone's throw from Inglenook Park, I absolutely oppose this proposal.  The park should remain as is, a nice quiet city park for all to enjoy, without the congestion, noise and litter a sports complex would create.  The park is surrounded by residential neighborhoods with only one entry into it on 12 Mile Road.  That alone should not make it a convenient locale for a sports complex.

I take offense to the fact that Brother Rice High School officials have proposed that such a project be launched in Southfield.  Brother Rice is located in Bloomfield Hills not Southfield.  I would suggest that they seek land in Bloomfield Hills for their sports complex but we all know that would never happen.  Has anyone ever heard of anything of this nature in Bloomfield Hills?  I don't think so and we never will.

I am dissapointed that our city government is in favor of this idea.  Is no one considering how this will effect the residents surrounding the park?  I pose this  question to all of them:  Would you want this complex right next to your house?  No, you most definitely would not!  

Lorraine Baker

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  • jonesr
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My husband and I do not want lights at the park:

1. Noise  2. Parking  3. The park is too small.

Pastor Charles Wright and Jo Wright

 

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