Can something as common as lighting cause enough contention to divide a community? In New Providence the answer is a resounding “yes.” Without land available for the opening of new athletic fields, there simply are not enough sports fields to meet the needs of the town’s population. In an effort to solve this dilemma, the proposal has been made by the New Providence Partnership for Recreation (NPPR) to install lighting in Lieder Field. The benefits to the community include an increase in hours each day the field may be used at no expense to the taxpayer. Yet, others in the community believe that outdoor sports lighting would have a negative impact on the quality of life in the community, be too costly and would diminish the property value of nearby homes. While athletic field lights have been used in southern New Jersey without these negative impacts that part of the state is significantly more rural than densely populated New Providence. Is athletic field lighting beneficial for the town of New Providence? While there are always benefits as well as negative consequences for community decisions, the benefits of installing athletic field lighting far outweigh the negative ramifications.
Availability of Fields for Residents Use There is a growing need in the community for athletic fields, yet there is not land available to build additional facilities. The NPPR believes installing Lieder Field lighting would allow sports competitions to be held past dusk all year long,
Since the land claim by the Mohawks had been rejected a few years prior, there was no government objection to the development.13 In March of 1990, members of the Mohawk society set up a protest in Oka with great anger over the expansion of the golf course.14 The Mohawk were especially upset that the expansion would occur on top of an ancestral burial ground. In addition, it would occur on land they thought they had been granted in the 1700 's. Furthermore, this is the land that was disputed in the 1961 law suit. Some members of the Mohawk community built a barricade as a form of protest, preventing construction crews from entering what they believed was their land. The barricades were also set up along major highways as well as the Mercier Bridge.15
Collectively, recreation centers or gyms have had an impact upon several collective lives, effecting our sociological imagination. As an example, a whole new
The environmental issues are one of the most overwhelming issues of today due to the consequences of global warming and climate changes. Given with the global environmental concerns at hand ,various aspects of the human activities has been scrutinized, from economic, social, scientific, technological, academic, medical, social, political, and social aspects. One of the interactions in the human dynamics that has been associated with environment, where its consequences and impacts are scrutinized and assessed, is the sports. Sport is one of the biggest sources of enjoyment and recreation for billions of people around the world. While there are some that actively participate in various sports, majority of the people around the globe serve as spectators of these events. However, the love of man to sports is coupled with consequences and responsibilities.
Some people might say that building an indoor baseball, softball, and football field is a waste of money and it would be too expensive. Each day people would have to pay a certain amount of money per hour they are there, or they could get a membership. If there are tournaments, the teams have to pay to enter them. Also Eldred could have fundraisers to earn money for the fields.
Eric Liu has written two books with Nick Hanauer on politics and civic life, The Garden of Democracy (2011) and the True Patriot (2007) and has written a memoir, The Accidental Asian. His commentary on “branding” appears to be the main issue in the op-ed of the public space in the USA. Eric Liu displays his disagreement on their Bronx homestead’s being named into some brand called “Yankees”. The Yankees showing off their name into the homestead has angered the writes in many ways. The writer thinks it has insulted the great legends born in the stadium. He isn’t happy about this change as he thinks it as a national treasure. Now Yankees will also be a part of a deeper, acceleration trend in our society, the relentless branding of public spacing.
The issue at hand, however, is that power has shifted from the cities to the teams themselves. Professional athletic organizations have started taking advantage of cities by threatening to relocate unless they get public subsidies for expensive stadium renovations and construction. With this in mind it is imperative to ask today’s question: Do public subsidies for professional athletic organizations benefit their local community?
Positioned in eastern Tallahassee off the Apalachee Parkway, it offers an ideal location that is in close proximity to shopping centers, the Capitol, and within walking distance of both Lincoln High School and Swift Creek Middle School. Of greatest importance to this proposal, it borders the Lafayette Heritage Trail Park, which features two trails, one that heads east and follows the edge of Piney-Z Lake and one that heads west that leads to Tom Brown Park following the Upper Lake Lafayette. So our “neighborhood” will be a triangle of land that spans from Piney Z to Lafayette Heritage Trail Park to Tom Brown Park and for the sake of this proposal, we will call it the “Lafayette Neighborhood.” We chose this neighborhood because we feel, due to its location, it’s a prime spot to invest in the promotion of healthy living through a variety of outlets stemming from the trails that link to the numerous amenities of Tom Brown
There is an epidemic of baseball spectator injuries. With an estimated 1,750 fan injuries per year, there is serious cause for concern regarding the safety of the citizenry in Gallatin. Because there are a number of professional, semi-professional, and recreational baseball parks, including a minor league park in Sen. Gallatin’s district, it is important to consider enacting legislation to address this issue. Some states, such as New York, have created the “Baseball Rule” through judicial precedent, whereas others, like New Jersey, have statutorily codified the rule. Further, states, such as Idaho, have altogether not adopted the Baseball Rule entirely. The purpose of public policy should be to maximize public utility,
The main idea of this paper is to introduce you to what really happens as a high school athlete and the things you learn along the way. High school sports is way more than just playing the sport, it shows you what you are really made of and how to handle problems life is going to throw at you. The adversity you face as an athlete carries over to real world problems and you have been there and done that, so handling adversity is second nature. This information comes from all my coaches, myself and Friday Night Lights. I feel I have already grown as a person by competing in athletics and calling other people my brothers. Not only does high school athletics help you in the long run, but it helps you with problems you have now.
The convenience of living in an urban or suburban neighborhood can be appealing to many people. Choosing between areas can sometimes be overwhelming for some individual. People are not only concerned about the safety of a community, but they are also concerned about the environment. Although some neighborhoods might look attractive, people should consider the expense that comes with it, and how commuting will affect them in the long run. Nevertheless, both neighborhoods have their specific advantages and disadvantages. When choosing between an urban or suburban neighborhood, it is important for people to research the community, the expense, and convenience
Area political leaders, local community heads as well as owners of professional sports franchise sometimes claim that a pro sports stadium
Abstract: The Stadium construction boom continues, and taxpayers are being forced to pay for new high tech stadiums they don’t want. These new stadiums create only part-time jobs. Stadiums bring money in exclusively for professional leagues and not the communities. The teams are turning public money into private profit. Professional leagues are becoming extremely wealthy at the taxpayers expense. The publicly-funded stadium obsession must be put to a stop before athletes and coaches become even greedier. New stadiums being built hurt public schools, and send a message to children that leisure activities are more important than basic education. Public money
This topic is very significant because over the past several decades, urban and neighborhood planners have strayed away from green spaces throughout their projects. Green spaces encourage interaction among citizens as well as improving the environment in the vicinity. In this divisive political climate, it is almost necessary to provide areas where families and individuals can come together and enjoy a less stressful environment.
Unfortunately, these arguments contain bad economic reasoning that leads to overstatement of the benefits of stadiums. Economic growth takes place when a community's resources--people, capital investments, and natural resources like land--become more productive. Increased productivity can arise in two ways: from economically beneficial specialization by the community for the purpose of trading with other regions or from local value added that is higher than other uses of local workers, land, and investments. Building a stadium is good for the local economy only if a stadium is the most productive way to make capital investments and use its workers.
Right next to my school is a small, quiet, part of town. Only at night would it ever grow loud with fans and bright with lights. People gather and cheer their hearts out for their home team. The field was an outlet for the players. Yet no one ever noticed what surrounded the field; the track, a small, quiet part of the town where people go to think, train, or simply run.