May 6, 2020

Edgewood stadium no “Field of Dreams”

Valerie Schend | Wisconsin State Journal*

The Plan Commission should be opposed to the granting of a conditional use permit to Edgewood High School to approve the use of lighting and sound systems. The proximity to Lake Wingra would cause both noise and light pollution to spread much further than the immediate neighborhood.

Plus, Edgewood has tried to sidestep the appropriate methods of getting approvals for their changes and should not be rewarded for such egregious behaviors. They have ignored the concerns of the neighborhood association and have been granted the ability to use their field as they would like during the daylight hours. There are other high schools (much larger high schools) in our community without athletic fields on their campuses and they do just fine. The students attending Edgewood will not have a substandard education or extracurricular experience due to the lack of lighting and/or sound.

This is no “Field of Dreams” moment, they can build it, but leave it for daytime use only.

*Note: This letter was originally published and then removed from madison.com within 20 hours