Tabor Light Towers

To the Editor:

I just read of the suit filed against Marion’s ZBA, a group of citizens who spend selfless hours each year on behalf of our little community. The issue is light towers for their beautiful artificial turf football field, which is also used for soccer and lacrosse teams for both boys and girls, I believe. This topic has lingered for several years, about the same amount of time the T.U.R.F. group has been trying to provide similar safe, high quality surfaces for the highly regarded ORR programs.

I wonder why the two well-respected schools can’t wash each others’ hands. Maybe Tabor, who provides no property taxes for the huge tract of land to the town, could assist with helping the towns out with their efforts through donations, contacts, etc. in exchange for consideration for their lighting problem. I know there are a few neighbors who might not love the lights for a few hours in the early evenings, but a schedule that would limit the hours and number of days should be able to be reached that all parties could live with. In these days where many think everything has to be resolved in courts, can’t we as a community, proud of both these institutions, find a way to compromise, and avoid the expense of the courts. It seems to me that we should all be better neighbors than that.

Steve Heath, Marion

 

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  1. Heather Burke says:

    Dear Mr. Heath,

    It is my own personal opinion, but I offer another idea: why not convert the ORR field to turf and then allow Tabor to use it for the few night games they claim they need (5) 90-foot light towers for? After all, ORR has more adequate parking than Marion village for these events, as well as plenty of seating, and the two fields are so close to one another. Also, the ORR field is located in an area where the lights and crowd noise doesn’t disturb anyone. As a bonus, Marion Village and Sippican Harbor won’t be marred by the unsightly, industrial towers – lurking there whether they are on or not. Do we really need two lit fields in such a small area? I, too, hope to avoid the court system which seems unnecessary given the ZBA’s authority over this special permit, their thorough and thoughtful process, and their unanimous decision.

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