tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post4134766530846643689..comments2024-01-31T12:49:08.701-08:00Comments on STL Rising: The miniest of surveysRick Bonaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-17547438858715640522008-07-28T13:42:00.000-07:002008-07-28T13:42:00.000-07:00Wow, thanks for the skinny on "the Greens". I am ...Wow, thanks for the skinny on "the Greens". <BR/><BR/>I am usually skeptical of using open park grounds or greenspace for development. I was thinking the Carondelet Rec plex could have been built on a city-owned abandoned property/lot in another part of the city. That would have saved the ball fields, etc in the park. Same thing applies to the youth ball field. Why couldn't they propose an abandoned lot or space in a residential neighborhood. Make it sort of a Wrigley or Fenway thing.<BR/><BR/>just a thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-80552892810698778472008-07-28T06:42:00.000-07:002008-07-28T06:42:00.000-07:00Hi Mark-That is a good field, commonly referred to...Hi Mark-<BR/><BR/>That is a good field, commonly referred to as "the Greens". The problem is, it's subject to poor drainage and is often unplayable.<BR/><BR/>The other challenge is, like just about every existing city softball field, baseball field, or soccer field, it's use is fully spoken for under currently awarded permits.<BR/><BR/>These permits run from year to year. They are "grandfathered in". It's a fair system. If you have an established program or league, you get priority over new permit requests.<BR/><BR/>Building a new field would "expand the pie" of playing surfaces without impinging on any team's current permit.<BR/><BR/>More on Fultz field...it was under permit to St. John the Baptist High School. St. John closed this year, so you'd think a field permit might open up. Not so.<BR/><BR/>The new community center being built at Carondelet Park is wiping out a varsity baseball field at Carondelet Park. St. Mary's had that permit.<BR/><BR/>So, St. Mary's is getting first option on the Fultz permit. At least that's the word on the street.Rick Bonaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-33744515186751130092008-07-27T18:54:00.000-07:002008-07-27T18:54:00.000-07:00What about Fultz Field on the Great Rivers Greenwa...What about Fultz Field on the Great Rivers Greenway bike trail on River Des Peres? I've always thought that was a nice ball field. It could use some TLC, but nice location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com