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Neighbors press district over lights, balls and rubber infill at Rosland Heights sports complex

Salt Lake City School District Board of Education · May 5, 2026
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Residents told the board that the Rosland Heights Sports Complex has generated noise, light pollution, damaged landscaping and balls entering private yards; district staff said contractors will raise netting to 25 feet, extend it and install bollards and plantings while awaiting final netting pricing.

A neighbor who shares a property line with the Rosland Heights Sports Complex told the Salt Lake City School District board on May 5 that the facility’s design and operation have created ongoing nuisances for adjacent homeowners.

"Approximately one year ago, I was shocked to see multiple acres of plastic grass and multiple semi-truck loads of groundup rubber tires installed a few feet from my garden," said Aaron Torres, who asked the board to open an investigation into accountability for the project. Torres described lighting towers that spill light into bedrooms,…

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