Edward B. Murray, Mayor
For immediate release July 1, 2014
Contact: David Takami, 206-684-7241
Lights will be turned on at synthetic fields July 3, 4
Seattle Parks and Recreation will turn on field lighting on synthetic ballfields throughout the city on the evenings of Thursday, July 3, and Friday, July 4, to protect the synthetic surfaces. The ballfield lights will be turned on at 8:45 p.m. and will be turned off at either 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., depending on the field.
The lights will be turned on to discourage the use of fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in the city of Seattle and will destroy the artificial turf on the fields. The approximate replacement cost for the synthetic surface based on per average full-size field (110,000 square feet) is $1.2 million. All the fields have been renovated in the past several years and benefit field users including players of soccer, football, baseball, Ultimate Frisbee and lacrosse.
The fields will be monitored by security from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Lights at the following fields will be turned off at 11 p.m.:
· Bobby Morris at Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave
· Delridge Playfield, 4458 Delridge Way SW
· Garfield #1, E Cherry St & 23rd Ave
· Genesee Upper and Lower Playfield, 4316 S Genesee St.
· Georgetown Playfield, 750 S Homer St.
· Hiawatha Playfield, 2700 California Ave. SW
· Jefferson Playfield, 4165 16th Ave. S
· Lower Woodland Playfield #2 and #7, 5201 Green Lake Way North
· Walt Hundley Playfield, 6920 34th Avenue SW
· Washington Park Playfield, 2500 Lake Washington Blvd. E
Lights at the following fields will turned off at 10 p.m.:
· Loyal Heights Playfield, 2101 NW 77th St
· Magnuson #5 (Rugby), #6, #7, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E.
· Miller Playfield, 330 19th Ave. E
For more information please call Seattle Parks and Recreation Security Manager Marlan Teeters at 206-684-7088.
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