DESCRIPTIONS OF SOCCER/FOOTBALL FIELDS WITH LED LIGHTS INSTALLED
SCHOOL/PARK/FIELD
SPORT
DISTANCE TO CLOSEST HOMES
COMMENTS
RECREATION
Riverside Park
Benton, Arkansas
soccer
1.2 miles to 15-20 houses
Lights installed but won't operate until fall
Not comparable due to no affected homes
Joe Kneip Park
North Las Vegas,
,Nevada
NV
basketball
mini-soccer
??
Not relevant, as field is small like indoor soccer
or basketball court
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Norcross, Georgia
practice for
football/lacrosse
150 yards
Separated from houses by woods/trails
Not comparable. Fields are 6 times as far from homes as at WMS
LakePoint Sporting Community South
Emerson, Georgia
soccer, etc.
2 - 3 miles
Very isolated sports complex
Not comparable. Vast distance to closest homes.
Silverlakes Soccer Complex
Norco, CA
soccer
500 - 600 yards
4 synthetic fields lit of 26 fields
Not comparable. Fields are 20 times as far from homes as WMS
Bishop Blanchet High School
Seattle, WA
football, soccer
200 ft. to goal line
per neighbor
Field elevation is lower than nearby homes
Not comparable due to lower field & 2-3 times further from homes than WMS
Neighbors sued and won to block lights, but overturned on appeal
Lawsuit took 3 years and est. $250K
Lights shut off at 9pm except 6 Friday nights at 10:30
Neighbors upset about noise and parking
Burlington HS Bracewell Stadium
Burlington, Iowa
football/soccer
50 - 100 yards
Field is lower than houses (which are at top of lights)
Field was lit since 1929, replaced by LED lights in 2014
Not comparable due to prior lights and 2-4 times the distance at WMS
Edmonds Woodley High School
Edmonds, WA
football/soccer
68 feet to apartment building
Switched to LED lights, reducing prior glare/spill
No lights after 10pm by municipal ordinance
Not comparable due to prior presence of lights
Great Hearts Academy
Goodyear, Arizona
football/soccer
100 yards
Not used past 10pm (done by 9:45pm)
Not comparable as nearest home is 4 times as far as at WMS
HIGH SCHOOLS
Neshaminy High School
Langhorne, PA
football/soccer
at least 1/4 mile (1300+ feet)
Football field in a valley
Homes across a highway with 1/2 acre of land in between
Not comparable as nearest homes are 17 times further than at WMS
Our Lady of Good Counsel HS
Olney, MD
football
1/6 to 1/4 mile (except for houses
of owner who sold the property)
Contentious process due to neighbor opposition
Restricted to 35 events/year (now increased to 50)
Neighbor complaints of noise (shrieks/PA system)
Not comparable as nearest affected homes are 11 -17 times as far as WMS
Tanque Verde High School
Tucson, Arizona
football
100 - 150 yards
Lights used max of 3 nights a week in peak season
Lights off by 10pm (only Friday night game)
Not comparable as nearest home is 4 - 6 times as far as at WMS
Albert Magnus College- Celantano Fld
New Haven, CT
soccer
250 feet to big home
Lights dimmed by 50% at 9pm, turned off by 10pm
Can light just half the field for practice to reduce impact
Not comparable as nearest home is over 3 times as far as at WMS
Neighbors concerned about noise
Cal State University
Fullerton, CA
intramural soccer 3 football fields (~900 feet)
5.25 acre intramural site is at the center of campus
no neighbor concerns heard
intercollegiate sites use old technology lights
Not comparable as nearest home is almost 12 times as far as at WMS
Capitol University Bernlohr Stadium
Columbus (Bexley), Ohio
football/soccer
across an alley
Much opposition from Neighborhood Assocn., who testified against
due to concern about light, noise, parking, traffic
9:30 curfew, limit of 21 night games (131 incl. practices)/year
At first, lights lit up houses across the alley. Musco adjusted, but there is
still glare on upper stories across the alley. Glare can be seen 2 blocks away
Neighbor bothered by glare won't drive or walk dog near the stadium
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
??
??
Some confusion.Musco says football, but Internet shows indoor arena lit by LED
Trying to reach someone at ND to clarify and provide info
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
soccer
300 yards to condos
11pm curfew
Not comparable as nearest dwellings are 4 times further than at WMS.
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