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Neighbors raise noise and lighting complaints at Wiseburn Sports Complex; board approves facility use deals and routine contracts
Summary
A neighbor told the Wiseburn board the district refused a tort claim and that lights and speaker systems at the new sports complex exceed representations made to residents; the board approved facility-use agreements (including AYSO), a food-services contract extension and other routine items, all by unanimous votes.
A Wiseburn Unified School District resident told the board on May 4 that the district refused her tort claim and that the district’s representations about the new sports complex conflicted with what she observed at recent events. Liz Kelly, speaking with neighbor Sharon Ruiz, said Superintendent Blake Silvers had earlier told adjacent neighbors there would be no speaker system and that lights would be designed not to spill into yards, but she observed mounted speakers at a 04/29 softball game and said lights at the field remain on until about 9 p.m. on some nights. "Superintendent Silvers stated that there would be no speaker system at the complex," Kelly said, and she requested facility-use agreements, rental contracts and scheduling documents via a California Public Records Act request filed May 2.
Board and staff acknowledged the public comment; the chair read the closed-session report that the district had rejected the tort claim from Elizabeth Kelly and Sharon Ruiz dated 04/08/2026. At the same meeting, the board approved multiple operational items: a contract extension with Compass Group/Chartwells for food services (board confirmed the program is fully reimbursable), an addendum between Wiseburn Unified and DaVinci Schools, consolidated facility-use agreements including one with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), and a transportation services plan. Each of those motions passed 5–0.
Superintendent Blake Silvers highlighted the sports-complex grand opening and early community uses at the new field, including middle-school classes and scheduled youth leagues. Board members repeatedly thanked volunteers, the Wiseburn Education Foundation and league partners for helping events succeed. The board instructed staff to respond to public-records requests per legal timelines; Liz Kelly said she expects the documents within 10 business days and noted she would pursue next steps after the district’s refusal of the tort claim.
Also during public report sections, a student editor, Izzy Palomski, presented the district’s student newspaper "Bulldog Bark," and several board members reported on spring concerts, music program growth and upcoming events. Routine consent items and personnel matters — including approval of a Business Services Manager job description to be split-funded in part from restricted food-services funds — were approved without dissent.
No additional formal remedial actions or schedule changes for the sports complex were announced during the meeting; the public commenter indicated she would follow administrative and legal steps following the board’s closed-session action and the filing of a CPRA request.
