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The articles below appeared in the King County Journal and pertain to the proposed construction of 11 lighted sport fields at Magnuson Park located at Sand Point in Seattle.
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Date: May 21, 2004 Title: "Reduced lighting plan doesn't satisfy critics of Magnuson Park plan" Author: Jeff Switzer (reporter) Link: http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/ |
"Fewer lighted sports fields are planned for Magnuson Park, but a group of Kirkland residents remains concerned about the possible glare from across the lake... `Seven lighted sports fields plus four other fields in the sports meadow will make it the largest complex in Seattle -- the largest lighted complex in Seattle -- and still be one of the largest in the country,' Horwitz said." |
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Date: May 20, 2004 Title: "Committee OKs fewer lights at Magnuson" Author: Jeff Switzer (reporter) Link: http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/ |
"The cross-lake glare feared from lighted ballfields proposed for Magnuson Park may be dimming. Seven lighted ballfields -- not 11 -- should be built directly across from Kirkland as part of a $60 million make-over for the park, a committee of the Seattle City Council decided Wednesday. When those lights should be turned off each night remains to be debated June 2 by members of Seattle's Parks, Neighborhood and Education Committee." |
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Date: April 22, 2004 Title: "Strong words on Magnuson Park issue" Author: Lori Varosh (reporter) Link: http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/ |
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Date: Feb. 29, 2004 Title: "Kirkland residents worry about glare from planned Seattle park lights" Author: Lori Varosh (reporter) |
"Seattle's plan to put 11 lighted ball fields in the 352-acre park 'will be akin to six regional shopping malls stacked on top of each other, making it one of the largest sources of light pollution in the entire region,'' Portland, Ore. lighting expert James Benya told a packed public forum earlier this month... People can choose to live with the lights in exchange for having an exercise and sports opportunity, he said, 'but don't pretend it's not going to have an impact.'" |
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Date: Feb. 2, 2004 Title: "Group continues effort to block Sand Point lights" Author: Lori Varosh (reporter) |
Short article in advance of a Feb 2nd public forum at 7pm sponsored by Friends of Magnuson Park. "Among the speakers will be a wildlife biologist, an expert on light pollution and Kirkland City Council member Dave Asher. Also on hand will be two members of Seattle City Council, Peter Steinbrueck and David Della, a member of the council's parks committee, which could begin discussions at its meeting Wednesday." |
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Date: Dec. 8, 2003 Title: "Northwest Parks Foundation to announce board members" Author: Jeff Switzer (reporter) |
One of the possible sources to fill the $48+ million gap in funding for the proposed Magnuson Park light sport field complex will be the Northwest Parks Foundation. |
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Date: Aug. 8, 2003 Title: "Kirkland group doesn't want to see the light - Opponents of sports lighting say glare will intrude on city's beauty" Author: Jon Savelle (reporter) Link: http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited |
40 plus Kirkland residents packed the Kirkland City Council chambers during the Aug. 5th council meeting to ask that the city council to take action against the massive lighted sports complex the Seattle Parks Department plans for Magnuson Park. Article also provides brief background on legal challenges to the lighting project made by the Seattle-based organization, Friends of Magnuson Park. |
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Date: Feb 6. 2003 Title: "Lake Washington group doesn't want to see the light - Residents say lights from Magnuson Park fields will spoil their views" Author: Jon Savelle (reporter) Link: http://www.kingcountyjournal.com |
Bruce Firestone, president of Friends of Magnuson Park (which objects to the Seattle Park Department's plans to develop 11 lighted fields at Magnuson Park) and Kirkland resident Jeff Nouwens present to the Kirkland City Council, expressing concern that nighttime views of Lake Washington from the Eastside will be spoiled by a huge array of lights for sports fields in Seattle's Magnuson Park. Article also discusses a few Seattle area fields that use "old" and "new" lighting technologies. |
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