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Board votes to seek town, zoning and court approval to loosen Cardinal Stadium lighting limits
Summary
After public comment from youth-sports groups and community members, the Greenwich Board of Education unanimously authorized a multi-step effort to request municipal and planning approvals and, if necessary, court review to modify limits on night games and the removal requirement for stadium lighting at Cardinal Stadium.
The Greenwich Board of Education on Monday unanimously authorized the administration to pursue municipal and land-use approvals to modify conditions that limit night games and require removal of lights at Cardinal Stadium.
The board’s action follows multiple public comments from youth-sports organizers and residents asking for more flexible evening use. Jenny Florence Sasse, speaking for Greenwich Girls Flag and on behalf of GYFL, said the groups serve more than 1,500 children and “adding lights specifically from 5 to 8PM would make an enormous difference.”
Why it matters: the existing limits trace to a municipal improvement (MI) approval and later planning approvals that included caps on the number of night events and a condition requiring…
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