Letters

Sports complex claims exaggerated

Living in the Glenrose neighborhood in southeast Spokane, I take an interest in the proposed South Hill Little League’s pursuit of the purchase of land on South 37th Avenue for a sports complex.

Disinformation is being disseminated by the project’s opponents, and I wish to dispel three of the most exaggerated claims.

Claim No. 1: Increased traffic will be a problem.

I spoke with a sheriff’s deputy and asked how traffic at the sports fields near Plantes Ferry east of Spokane was being handled. He said that the access roads with traffic monitors made the flow of traffic easy. Not all games will begin or end at the same time so traffic will be staggered.

Claim No. 2: Crime and drugs will increase.

Spokane Youth Sports has large fields at 44th Avenue and Regal Street. I asked two managers at nearby stores if they had been adversely impacted by the players and fans, and they said that there were no problems.

Claim No. 3: Wildlife will be affected.

We are talking about the proposed sale of 19 acres on 37th Avenue and Glenrose Road. It is not a habitat for wildlife. Deer and other animals have 230 other acres on Morning Star Boys’ Ranch land plus the whole of Browne and Tower mountains to roam. Where was the Glenrose association when a developer built 80-plus homes (Trickle Creek) several hundred feet away?

Tony Cannon

Spokane