file photo by Boyd Loving
OCTOBER 19, 2015 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015, 10:45 AM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The latest drawings for the proposed Schedler Park, which includes a large multi-purpose field, were unveiled last week during a presentation made by village officials.
The Schedler property and the historic Zabriskie-Schedler house have come back to the forefront in recent weeks with a resolution passed by the council to endorse recommendations made for the site in the 2012 Open Space report and the submission of an application for a matching grant that would fund preliminary cleanup work in the area.
Some of the features of the potential park include an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible walking path, restrooms and playground, a woodland and nature area, and the most-discussed feature, a 90-foot baseball field with multi-purpose field overlay for soccer, lacrosse and football. A parking lot at the southern end of the triangular shaped parcel contains 74 spaces and a drop-off lane.
Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld emphasized this was “the beginning stages of a public discussion on the actual design of the park.”
https://www.northjersey.com/news/new-designs-for-ridgewood-s-schedler-park-unveiled-1.1435966
We have 3 60×90 fields already. Except for Vets, they are seldom used.
The baseball field is being used as cover for procuring a new field for soccer (a 12 month sport) and lacrosse.
The other driver is the Rec Comm scheduling super czar and the soccer dads want another Showcase facility.
We are being railroaded…again.
The sports programs are colluding and cooperating so they each get their turn.