Glenrose not the place

The proposed Spokane Youth Sports Association Sports Complex at 37th and Glenrose Road is inappropriate for that site. It would be a private facility, inaccessible for public use, with year-round stadium lighting (think Avista Stadium). There will be a cacophony of sound reverberating everywhere due to Glenrose’s bowl-shaped geography. Upwards of 400 parking spaces would significantly add to the already growing traffic on inadequate roads.

I am supportive of activities for kids. But should that support extend to a total transformation of a rural community? The proposed Sports Complex would certainly have the effect of a major zoning shift. One need only use their imagination to envision future commercial development around such a facility.

For me, it was perplexing as to why a picture of a community park was shown in the May 24 newspaper article about the proposed private Sports Complex. But it does suggest a possible option going forward. I recommend that county planners, SYSA, the Glenrose community and other interested parties sit down and help SYSA find a more appropriate site for their youth facility. This would make room for a Glenrose community park, which all kids and adults could enjoy.

Larry Thorson

Spokane