The decision on where to put the concession stands has been negotiated.  There is no commitment to put in lights or fences (in other words there is no commitment to remove 5 to 7 soccer fields).  In fact during the public meeting emphasis was given to highlight that no user group such as soccer would be negatively effected.  

Now it appears as if the baseball organizations expects to develop a baseball complex in a way that would significantly and negatively affect the soccer user.  I believe that it is important that all users have a realistic expectation on future development.  

Offering my opinion;  I don't believe the baseball fields as laid out would ever allow for fences, lights, and dug outs.  I believe that a baseball complex with fences, lights and dug outs is a good idea.  However, if that is the objective then we should put the concession stand on hold and go back to the drawing board and redesign the layout of the park so that the baseball fields and soccer / football practice fields are efficiently laid out to maximize the usage.  

I highly recommend that everyone look at the video of the public hearing (discussion starts about 38 minutes into the video.  mms://agendaquick.hhoh.org/dcr2/CC042213.wmv

I attended the meetings, headed by Mr. Lyons and attended by Bick City Baseball, Warrior Soccer Club, and Huber Height Youth Soccer (Huber's youth recreation soccer league). I recomended that the park be laid out in a new configuration, moving the fields to the north end of the park, redesigning other parts of the park to allow for the same number of soccer fields, and put the concessions stand back where it was originally at. If the stand was put back in the original location there is no need for new infrastructure to get water, electrical, sewer or access roads to a new location. Mr Lyons had asked the City Manager, Jim Borland, to look into the redesign of the fields.

At the following meeting the reconfiguration was discussed. It had been determined that only four of the five fields would fit on the north end of the park. Also if the fields were to be moved to that end of the park the dirt to do this would cost too much and Mr Lyons agreed with this. Now I see Mr . Lyons is asking the city to pay for the new infrastructure at a cost of $100,000, but he thought dirt was too expensive. Something seems amiss here!

My thoughts on this; if fences were to be placed on the baseball fields, as they stand now, five to seven soccer fields would be lost. This would mean the end of Huber Height Youth Soccer, the only recreational, non-select, youth soccer in Huber with about 600 kids playing in their organization. They are not part of the Warrior Soccer Club, and have no association with the fields on Rip Rap.

In the past as the park is set up now soccer, baseball, football, softball, and the families wanting to go to the park to use the wide open space have all been able to do so. Building a baseball complex in the middle of the park would end this. Please consider putting the concession stand back in its original location, and also consider using the city's tax dollars for oh, let's say funding the schools.

I appreciate the background

At the last Public Works meeting we found out that there were no bids put in to build the concessions/restroom.

I still want the Restrooms built at it's original location.

I suggested at the Public Works meeting that the Restrooms area #1 priority and that Huber Heights should look into just building the restrooms and even bigger better restrooms and NO concessions. Let Brick City, HHLL, Rec Soccer, HHYFC, WSC bring in their own concessions. Even if it means City of HH to pass an ordinance to do it. I don't care if it is just a table and tent, If it is a trailer with a generator. Let the sports organizations put their own temporary concessions wherever they seem fit within reasons. Heck bring in these popular food trucks, I know they do fundraising type of stuff.

My question is this the cost of just building the concession stand?  Is there still additional cost for the electric, sewage, and paved drive that needs put in?