Residents urge city to restrict late lights and music at Sierra Vista Golf Center driving range

Two residents of the Mission Shadows neighborhood told the Sierra Vista City Council on May 8 that lights, amplified music and late operating hours at the Sierra Vista Golf Center driving range are creating a nuisance and harming quality of life for nearby homeowners.

Betty Pointer, who said she lives adjacent to the golf‑course parking lot, told council members that a planned parking area and event space near the former tennis and pickleball courts would put festivities roughly 30 feet from homes and "could be a real nuisance for us" if late‑night music and events operate that close to residences.

Karen Flynn, who said she collected usage data for 15 days in April, told the council the driving range is lightly used between 8 and 9 p.m. and that she gathered more than 45 petition signatures from Mission Shadows residents concerned about lights, music and alcohol service running until 10 p.m. "But there are differences between Mesa and Sierra Vista that aren't accounted for in that agreement," Flynn said, referring to a management contract the city used as a template. She said Paradigm operates the Sierra Vista facility and is the only provider locally, so evening demand in Sierra Vista will not mirror Mesa.

Flynn asked council to amend the agreement so that music and range lights are off by 8 p.m.; she noted the existing agreement has already been amended three times and argued further changes are possible. Pointer asked that any clubhouse or site‑plan renderings be displayed in the clubhouse so neighbors can see proposed uses and comment.

City council members thanked the speakers; no formal action was taken at the meeting. Staff previously discussed the driving‑range operations at a council work session, the speakers noted.