{"id":5044,"date":"2014-09-09T22:18:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T05:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5044"},"modified":"2014-09-09T22:18:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T05:18:57","slug":"unfunded-sports-complex-going-to-have-multiple-iterations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5044","title":{"rendered":"Unfunded Sports Complex Going to Have Multiple Iterations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"sports<\/a>The recent Front Porch included an article discussing the proposed sports complex in section 10<\/a>. The article discusses the plans for the 46 plus acre plot of land which is supposed to house a multi-use sports complex. There are no specific plans for the fields at this time, but there is some discouraging information available.\n\nFirst of all, the space has already shrunk from the originally planned 60-80 acres in the Green Book, to the 46 acres. \u201cThe last thing I am going to count on is a sports complex actually being built,\u201d said resident Zach Tisdale. \u201cThe fact that Forest City is already backpedaling on this lets me know that I shouldn\u2019t count on this. I mean, look at the originally planned 26th Ave. park that was proudly advertised until all of the Eastbridge homes were sold.\u201d Other residents share the concern that the current plan will continue to change until little is actually used as originally planned. \u201cIf they have already cut down the size of the space by 20%, what\u2019s going to happen when they actually start developing that parcel?\u201d asks Brenna Street. \u201cI\u2019m guessing by the end of this thing it will end up being a pocket park with a back stop.\u201d\nThe second concern with residents and developers is that the project is currently unfunded, which mostly means it\u2019s not prioritized. \u201cWe have tried to make this point clear in the past,\u201d said Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cOpen space, parks, and fields don\u2019t make money. Retail, residential, gas stations, those are the things that make money. It sometimes feels like the Stapleton residents are not concerned with Forest City making money. Sure we make a billion dollars a year, but who\u2019s to say that can\u2019t be two billion? Come on people, help us out.\u201d The lack of funding is a reason for residents to be concerned. \u201cNot having any money going to the project is not a good sign,\u201d said resident Mark Sellers. \u201cThis already has the feel of the town center, 26th Ave., the third school, etc. I\u2019ve gotten to the point where I can\u2019t get excited until a project is completed.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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