Beacon Square Civic Association

Should Inglenook Park be expanded to include Lights on the ball fields for after dark use? 

If so, why?      If not, why not?

The surrounding residential community is way to close to this park to have night time activities.

No, I don't think this park should be expanded to include Lights.   One of the reason's I moved to Southfield (Near the park) was because of the peacefulness of the area and the sense of calm.  With adding the lights, there will be more traffic (which means noise).  I think it's a bad idea and could possibly be a detourant of potential new residents.

The installation of ballpark lights are solely to hold Brother Rice games at night. The lighting part of the project will have a severe impact on the surrounding community because other city school leagues (private or public) will demand or be willing to pay for "special" park access which again feeds the issue that City officials consistently promote or push expansion projects that don't benefit residents.   This type of commercialization marginalizes the surrounding residents, and the positive "integrity" of the surrounding subdivisions. Night lighting extends visitor contact past the time when surrounding homeowners should be able to enjoy the quiet time afforded to other neighborhoods. Nightime sends people home from the park! We don't need to have any outdoor lighting to extend any park activities. And especially for any private organization that doesn't have residents that live in the area, or that doesn't pay any business taxes. I don't see Parks and Rec trying to erect basketball courts in any part of the city for "our" youth, adding tennis courts, or improving the walk paths for the walkers who exercise at Inglenook. Yet, there is an aggressive effort to serve Bloomfield Hills residents, and a their neighborhood private school.

Greentrees Resident