Friends Of Brodie Position Statement: Brodie Park South Study Group/Committee

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Friends Of Brodie Position Statement: Brodie Park South Study Group/Committee

Posted on 27 February 2011.

The Friends of Brodie Park have issued their position statement as members of the Brodie Park South Study Group/Committee. The Brodie Park South group was convened in March of 2010 by the Recreation Commission for the dual purpose of 1) clarifying the status of Brodie Park South and 2) determining how and where to best accommodate Youth Sports’ need for an additional playing field in town.

Briefly, the Friends of Brodie position is that:

This location (BPS) lacks necessary supporting infrastructure.
One field will not fill even the immediate needs of youth sports.
FOBP believes that the town needs to locate a parcel of land… big enough to meet the growing needs of youth sports… and maybe even adult sports.
FOBP believes that it is unwise to sacrifice this parcel when it will not meet the future needs of youth sports.
It is the recommendation of FOBP that the town put out a public, town wide search including all parties involved, to seek out a larger location nearer to a main artery, 202/44 or even rt.4.
FOBP came to a unanimous decision to recommend that the parcel at Brodie Park South not be developed for a multipurpose field at this time.
We would like to support efforts to push forward on protecting some, or all of the parks land especially that at BPS through zoning changes and with a Conservation Restriction or a Deed of Conservation Restriction Easement.

Following is the full copy of the Friends of Brodie position statement:

To read the February 23 Open Space Commission position statement see our February 25 report Brodie Park South Study Group/Committee: Position Statement Of Open Space Commission.

To read the Senior Center Board position statement of June, 2010 see our February 24 report Brodie Park South Study Group/Committee Special Meeting This Evening At 7 PM; Seniors’ Position Statement.

To see Youth Sports’ preliminary plan to locate the athletic field at Brodie Park South see our January 13, 2011 report Preliminary Plan For Athletic Field At Brodie Park South Made Available By Youth Sports.

To read the Rec Commission’s press release regarding their efforts to find a location for a new sports field and their focusing on the open field area at Brodie Park South as the possible location for the new sports field, see our January 6 report Brodie Park South Study Group Meeting Wednesday The 12th To Include Public Input: Press Release.

To read the May, 2010 baseline study by the Northwest Conservation District, see our July 13, 2010 Brodie Park South Baseline Study, V.2 Now Available. This study was commissioned and paid for by the Recreation, Open Space Preservation and Conservation Commissions.

To read our full coverage of the Brodie Park South Study Group/Committee see our Brodie Park South section.

The end of the trail at Brodie Park South brings hikers to the open meadow area bathed in sunlight in this July 2010 image. Photo: NewHartfordPlus archives

Ruth k. Hutchings

Very wise people are on the Friends of Brodie Park South committee !!!!

Makes much more sense to place those fields closer to main roads with easier parking. Imagine the traffic that would be generated on poor old Niles Road— then we would have to widen it!

Once again it will be peaceful on the hill !

Ruth Hutchings

Ann

I agree with Ruth. This is a very special part of New Hartford. And the approach from Route 202 and Route 44 up to it has high grades and winding roads. Niles Road is representative of many back roads that make up what we all call the “Litchfield Hills” which should be preserved and protected.
Ann