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Neighbors urge focused speakers, traffic controls and reconsideration of field orientation at Bronxville Iona hearing
Summary
Several nearby residents told the planning board they are concerned about amplified sound spilling beyond the field perimeter, parking and traffic on Hobart Street, and ball trajectories that reach private yards; they urged directional speakers, binding traffic measures and reconsideration of grandstand orientation.
Multiple neighbors spoke during the public comment period about noise, traffic and safety. Susan Salerno suggested "noise containment": using smaller, audience-focused speakers so sound does not travel beyond the field perimeter and postponing permanent installation until post-construction acoustics are established.
"Perhaps the speakers can... be focused on the spectators?" Salerno said, arguing amplification should be directed inward and that reverberation could change after construction and foliage growth.
Michael Lander, who lives on Hobart Street adjacent to the outfield, described current problems with stray balls and parking and urged the board to reconsider the grandstand orientation so spectators and traffic concentrate next to the parking lot rather than toward residential yards. "You can count the balls that are in my field, in my in my hedge right now," Lander said to illustrate his point.
Julie Clark, also of Hobart Street, said the traffic study was conducted during spring break and does not reflect game-day conditions; she pressed for binding, written traffic protections for children on the block rather than verbal assurances of two security personnel. The board noted that traffic and parking provisions were part of the conditions and that enforcement mechanisms would be available under the approved resolution.
