VBCPS - Great Neck Middle School Replacement

2. How would you see any uses changing with a new GNMS?

Hopefully, a new building will allow more space for community access.
I would anticipate seeing the facility ever more accommodating to the community for multiple uses.
We would hope no uses would change.
I would hope that there will be no changes
Keep it as it is. Available for late nights practices of comments sports practices/activities
Use of property should be restricted to school-related activities. Regional recreational activities ought to be confined to regional recreation facilities already existing in the area, i.e., Great Neck, Bayville, and Kempsville.
The football games typically played at GNMS would need to be relocated during the construction phase for fall 2009-Fall 2011, based on current schedule. Starting fall 2012 hopefully games could resume at the new GNMS field under the lights.
Current facility could be replaced
I attended the meeting tonight. I am impressed with the intent. In particular I liked the second idea of staff parking on both sides of the building.
Taking lights away would affect all rec. programs which are there to instill fitness, responsibility, sportsmanship and most of all these programs keep the kids to busy to find trouble.
GNMS would still be used the way it currently is.
Fields and recreation area that will encourage after school sports and activities.
Without the lights the recreation teams will have to find a new place to play.
If there were no lights on the field, the football league could not function
I would hope the multiple uses now going on would continue.
Without lights for the sports field we could not have night games.
Same...athletics.
Better fields
There would be no where for our children to play ball. As a single parent, recreation league sports are away for me to keep my son off the streets. Without the Buckeyes, their structure and guidance, I don't know where we would be.
It’s very old and dated in regards to middle schools.
Without the lights on the field, practice would have to be earlier in the day. Our son attends a private school for children with learning disabilities. He would not be able to attend earlier practices.
If the new school is the same as the existing school then I see no changes in how it is used.
Would expect any changes to be a positive improvement over the current facility.
If there are no lights there will be no place to practice or hold games after day time hours
My biggest concern would be the loss for lighting for the football field as this would effectively end the programs.
No night time Football games
A posted schedule when the lights are going to be on - and a reminder to the sports to stay off of the tracks when it is open to the public.
I feel the school could use a change, but the stadium is a historical landmark. There is no other stadium like it around!! It could use a facelift, but keep the stadium!!
If the lights do not remain, then how do we as parents continue to encourage our children to play organized outdoor sports at night?
I would like to make sure we provide the great neck community lights for community activities.
Change is great but I feel taking away the lighted football field/track but be a great loss to the community
I would hope use would not have to change at all, unless it meant increased use of the fields (in an efficient manner of course.)
Would like them to remain the same
The uses would increase because people enjoy a new environment. It will make students; faculty and staff appreciate their surroundings more.
I would like the community to still be able to use Great Neck Middle School.
There would be no place for these kids to practice in the evening
It will probably be the same or there may be more field hockey/soccer use...
If there are no lights, then practice would be virtually impossible (and UNSAFE).
If there is no outdoor lighting then there would be no more football. Flag football games are held at night, and many Buckeye practices are held at night.
Please allow the fields to be used for recreation sports along with restroom facilities.
Without lights on the fields this would be a tremendous loss to the buckeye program. this field has been a great asset in helping train our boys not only in football but also in teamwork, sportsmanship, hard work and dedication
A more user friendly driveway and parking lot.
Lights are needed at the fields
Without the lights, we would miss out on most practices.
With better irrigation and lit fields the new field would be a welcome addition to the community
Hopefully GNMS will continue to be an integral part to the Great Neck community. A new GNMS should be able to expand and enhance this community involvement
It is important for the fields to continue to be lighted and irrigated.
If the lights are not part of the new school, this would drastically affect my children's sports activities.
Make sure to keep equivalent resources for football lights etc... It is nice to have sturdy stands vs. the open stands ... It would be a shame to improve the quality of the building and loose the quality of the grounds and the equipment/support buildings available to both the school and the local community since there is not equivalent available at this level.
Lighted fields around the Great Neck area are already taken with fall baseball, lacrosse, youth soccer and flag football.
I believe that they could hold additional events at the school.
No evening activities / practices without lighted field or area
A big change would be that my son will not have the opportunity to play football because the fields would not be lighted anymore.
I think the new GNMS will continue to be a focal point of positive Community Activity for the City's young people, with the Great Neck Community at large benefiting from the new school.
Nice new school.
NO more Friday night football games!
We hope there will not be any.
More pressure on the school for organizations to use the fields
I am worried about the rodent problem that will be created when you tear down the stadium. Also, I hear the construction area will be on the football field, which means the neighbors in Meadowridge will hear all of the noise. And are there proper plans in place for asbestos removal.
More use
We think a new school is great and a new and improved athletic field would be great too.
Not much
Not much
Not much change
None
Not much change
I would hope that the current uses would not have to be changed at all.
I would like to think that a better means of maintaining the sports fields would be incorporated i.e. field maintenance, building structures; re-surface the track and parking area, etc.
NO
None
Children will attend
It would basically not be usable at night
No change, we would like to continue to use the fields for sports, including play at night.
None
No Changes.
No more evening games for my children.
Unfortunately, my son will probably be out of GNMS before any of this happens, but I would hope the school could still be used for community meetings, as it is now, and that it will continue to be a practice and game site for the Buckeye football program, as well as other recreation league sports, like basketball and baseball.
I hope to continue having flag football there on Friday nights!!
We need lights for practice
Loss of football lights. I walk around track while they practice 6:30 to 8:15. Rules do not allow for earlier practice. It gets dark in mid OCT by 7 pm...
Would like to see that football will remain on GNM property - may individuals from community participate.
Only expanding
Hopefully all uses will continue. Everyone pays taxes (whether they have kids in the system or not), so free and full use by the community should continue.
Well if there aren't any lights - I would be concerned that there would be substantially less opportunity to use the fields. Safety concerns too. I also think the more a community uses a place the better is for all involved.
Expanded use due to increased size
I would hope we could maintain all our current uses.
As the community grows, we will require greater usage and flexibility for those uses to fulfill community wide requirements. We cannot afford to take a step backwards in capability.
Without the lights we would be adversely affected
If a football/track field with lights is not incorporated into the new design it will destroy the sense of community our family and many others have enjoyed for generations. It keeps the kids off the street and on the fields.
A GREAT disservice would be apparent as the facility as a whole would not be accessible to the community should the lights not be included in the final design. Additionally, the Buckeye football league would be denied the opportunity to practice and play.
No lights for games
I hope nothing changes it is the only place in the area that has lights
Depending on whether the field lights are replaced, sports use may cease in the fall/winter when the sun goes down early
Must save the practice field lights.
None
Very difficult to practice with so many teams without a lighted field
No night time practice for many different sports if lights are not kept.
If the fields are not lit, football as we know it in the Great Neck area would be changed forever.
No lights would greatly affect the children in the area. We don't have alternate facilities with lights.
The lighted fields are necessary for all buckeye practices and games
Continue to be not only an excellent school but also a place for community events and activities, especially sports.
If the fields are not lighted we can't use GNMS
The lighted fields are used everyday of the week even when school is not in session. Should the new school not have lights that would be a huge loss? How would the soccer and football teams compete? How would they coordinate schedules with other schools? I think constructing a new building is fantastic, but the lights should be grandfathered back in.
Without lights, we would not be able to have football games in the evening.
Keep the football field and lights in good repair
Request lighting be restored.
Improved building and better planning with the school campus as a whole for the students and community
I have not seen a conceptual layout of the new school so I do not know how it will change. I would assume that the school would handle capacity and stay on the leading edge of education in Virginia.
I would like to see better lighting for a friendlier atmosphere on the interior spaces. Keep windows allowing natural light! The newer schools tend to minimize windows- our kids are getting an education not a prison sentence. The auditorium needs to be large enough to accommodate the school functions, plays, meetings. I think the grounds need to be maximized for open space for many sporting activities. This area is in desperate need of open lit areas for kids to play organized sports.
Lights are imperative to the Recreation League Football games and practices.
No lights on the field will prevent football practice.
We hope to be able to continue using the athletic fields and have cleaner school.
None really, especially if a decent stadium facility is rebuilt.
If the lights at the field were not put up them it would restrict practices and Friday night games.
Please keep the lighted fields. They are an invaluable resource to both the GN Athletic Assoc and the various middle schools that need to hold athletic events later in the evenings.
I believe GNMS should continue to serve the Great Neck community. Many different organizations use many of the schools in Virginia Beach and they should continue to serve the community.
They should not change. Stadium is still a must along w/ lights to allow nighttime games and practices.
none
Hopefully will have the athletic fields with the lights in the back.
I would hope improved facilities
I see the opportunity for the city to enhance the sports fields to be used in not only the school's activities but also city recreational leagues. It would be prudent for the city to take advantage of this opportunity to have another state of the art sports arena and a new school. The land is there, so why not make a great sports facility also.
None
Without lights I would be unable to exercise at the track which I am usually under the lights for my last half of exercising. My boy’s sports activities will have to be earlier if there are not any lights, which is difficult since my husband and I work.
More after school activities.
Nothing, unless they do not put lights on the football field.
Improve athletic facilities
I would expect more use from the additional fields at the school.
Better accessibility to technology - more modern facilities
If no lights where would the GNMS student games and the recreation leagues sports practice at night?
Need to add lights to the field
Without lights the Recreation league teams would not be able to practice at night, GNMS sports would all have to end before dark as well.
I do not know who uses the school now, but I would hope that, when available, the school and fields could be used for Scouts, civic meetings, and city recreation league sports.
Obviously, without lights on the football field, there would be no sports at night
I would hope that there would not be any changes.
My biggest concern is that our community would lose the lighted fields resulting in a change in or, worse, the loss of the Great Neck Buckeye Football program. With talk of not having field lighting, we as a community are very worried our boys will lose the opportunity to participate in this worthwhile team sport.
We need to keep the lights and we need to have irrigation on those fields to keep them in good shape.
The Buckeye football practices and flag football games would not be able to be played because there wouldn't be any light to see to play.
Improved facilities, especially for night games, would provide a safe place for our children and the parents, grandparents etc... Who are spectators to meet and enjoy events there.
Would like to see it become the Math and Science Academy for middle school.
Unable to hold practices without lights because of early darkness in fall and early winter. Also for the younger kids, it is very exciting for the flag football teams to play under the lights like all of their brothers did.
Hope to be able to do the same activities
Better fields for sports for school use as well as community use
My son would no longer attend GNMS, but that is the only change I foresee in the next couple of years.
I would like to see Great Neck's fields continue to be available through parks and rec. I would also like to see more community organizations using the new building facility. I personally am excited about the schola, since I am the SCA sponsor and plan to use it for rep. meetings.
Hopefully would be able to still use the school for same purpose through the transition phase and new construction.
My son would not be able to practice at night without lighting.
If the new school's football field is not lighted, the Buckeyes (and other recreation league football teams) will not have a place to practice!
I hope that a design can be built that doesn’t promote dark areas at night for kids to get in trouble. My wife was afraid to walk the track because the field is blocked from view by the stadium and tree line.
My vision is for the GNMS to be used by the local population the way it is today. Cox High School is all locked down so the people paying taxes and living near the school do not have access to any of those fields. So GNMS is the only option.
The lack of lighting will make it impossible to have night games.
As my children get older, I will use it more.
Football - would like to see the lights to remain for the children. They have so many ways to get in trouble without taking a recreation sport from them during these ""trouble"" hours of this critical age.
I hope it remains open access to local residents.
Please view the community holistically and place function over aesthetic. Schools should be focal points in our community and not points of division.
Hopefully, the school will still be available for football games.
Same or more sporting activities - recreation leagues etc
No
The facilities would not be available during construction.
I do not understand.
I would like to see schools used for more community activities outside of school hours
No lighted fields
Keep the lights on the fields, provide irrigation to keep the fields in good shape
No more night time practices or games with no lights and with football season, it gets dark by 6pm!
The program would be lost if lights are not installed
Not sure
Newer school/facilities would offer the opportunity for other area leagues to hold their events there. City events may be held at night on the field and it will give traveling teams an alternate place to utilize. When someone comes into your ""home"", don't you usually want to use your good china. This new school/facilities may be an opportunity for the city to ""show-off""
We must have lights to help our children have sports and recreation when parents are free of work obligations.
A new school will be great, however losing the lighted football field would severely impact the Great Neck Athletic Association in that the young men who participate in the program will not have a football field to practice or to play on.
I suspect that the additional field will increase the amount of use. This is a great means of the kids getting exercise and keeping out of trouble. Utilize an irrigation system with green run off practices supplying the water.
The inability to have the night practices and flag football games.
Hope to stay the same.

3. What are your concerns with GNMS? Are there current issues the design team should be aware of?

I live in Meadowridge and no one in our family attends the school anymore. Sometimes when sports activities are occurring at GNMS, the lights are bright and it is loud in my home.
As a resident of Meadowridge for almost 20 years, I have listened to noise at GNMS at night. It is too noisy with bands/games at night.
Yes lights at Great Neck are imperative.
Major consideration is given to the lights.
Accommodate the demand for outdoor athletic facilities. Security is key.
Overhead light system for late summer and early fall sports.
We need to keep the lights and irrigate the fields.
Don’t understand the economic advantage of taken down the lights when they accommodate a valuable worth while program that permits expanded athletic activities/exposure to children who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
Location and orientation of athletic fields adjacent to residential communities. The softball field behind the new GNMS should have the outfield adjacent to the residential areas. Home plate and backstop should be adjacent to the school building. It would be a more appropriate location for bleachers and access, and would direct more of the activity, and thus noise, around home plate, away from the neighborhood.
Loss of use of lighted football field during construction and lost of lights on the new school fields.
Keep lights on – for good of all kids and not a few neighbors.
Concerns - When the new building will be completed and where these students will go to when the new school is under construction. No current issues
Word was the football field was to be in the front after completed. Flat roofs leak. Stucco is trash. Bricks, bricks, bricks.....
Age of school, safety and traffic. Son tore his MCL at a school football practice and had a very hard time getting to his classes on crutches.
I would love to see GNMS remain a part of the community.
Lights are needed on the field.
Traffic access.
We need lights and irrigation.
Keep the lights.
During construction, and apparently after, there is no plan to maintain athletic facilities, particularly a lighted football/athletic field.
Please keep the lights. The practices and games could not continue without them
Irrigation. There were many times that the field was not usable because of this.
My only concern is to have lights on the practice field and good irrigation. Our children do not attend the school. But my taxes pay for it.
It is very old and is in disrepair. It needs to be replaced and the school itself needs to be larger so less portables will be needed.
Save the lights
I have not real with current design but question why the auditory rather than separate facilities for auditorium and cafeteria, won't this combined use because scheduling conflicts as I know lunch consumes much of the day?
Energy efficiency.
Keep the stadium and the lights!!
Very solid presentation last night.
Concerned about how GNM students will have P.E. and practice for sports with no fields available during construction.
Lighting and irrigation of fields.
We want to have lighted and irrigated fields included in the new design.
Football field need to have lights. Need to have the fields irrigated. Need to have bathrooms out side of the building.
There is a specific need for the lights on the field to be kept in the new design. Many winter and Fall Sports are played here and would greatly effect the number of teams that could utilize this field.
Save the football field lights!!
It's nice having the field off the main road--I guess this will change with the new design.
Be sure the windows will open and air flow is sufficient for 1300 students + staff so it won't be a sick school.
My son currently attends classes in the stadium (on the Penguin Team). We would like to see enough space in the school to accommodate all of the students without having to use portables or remote class rooms.
If the school does not have outdoor lighting, then my children will no longer be able to play flag football or Buckeye football.
No
No known except upgrading the sports lights.
Lights are needed.
NO.
Irrigation should be included in the new field design as well as lighting.
I am very concerned about the possibility of losing the lights of the football field. The GNMS fields have been a center of Buckeye football since inception. The lack of lights at GNMS would seriously jeopardize the ability of this valuable Great Neck neighborhood program to continue to provide a healthy outlet for physical activity for our kids.
A current issue would be if the lights were to be eliminated in the new plan. This would affect not only regular school events, but also community events as well.
Survey some teachers who will really use the space before you start. Make sense things like drops and electrical are reasonable. Network drop behind a built in cabinet or in a doorway for example. Integrated telephone and wireless. Provide secure wireless for school pc's provide a secondary wireless with unique setup for teacher and guest pc's.
My concerns are that without a lighted field at Great Neck, a nightmare situation will occur. Adequate space for these football teams that have practiced at GNMS will not be available as other sports have already established there areas to practice.
It would be VERY disappointing if the fields were not lit. I believe it allows better events and more attendance if sporting events are in the evenings when more people, who work, are able to attend. The additional support is good for developing the community.
Yes, the lights on the field could possibly go away. Offering activities for children is one way to keep them physically fit and it also offers a somewhat opportunity to foster diversity in the community.
My concern is that the amenities that have been offered at that school since its inception as Cox High School, would not be replaced. I'm particularly concerned with the ""lights"" on the football field. As one of the only Middle Schools to have lights, it is a blessing to the Community. I know the lighted fields are used by many throughout the year, both Community and School. In fact once we start losing daylight in October, I know they schedule several Middle School Games at GNMS to take advantage of the lights. Two yeas ago my sons team Lynnhaven Middle played a game at GNMS even though they weren't playing GNMS. Additionally, as previously mentioned, the use of the lighted field is a critical component of the Buckeye Football Program.
Do not take down lights or at least replace them.
Wanting to keep the fields lighted for Sports activities.
As the owner of a neighboring property (1816 Foxhound Lane), I have several concerns... 1. Storm Drainage much of the GNMS site drains to an open ditch in the existing ball field behind the school, before running onto my property and on downstream. The existing ditch is already receiving flows that are causing erosion on my property and on the GNMS site. Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations require that runoff leaving a development site shall be discharged into an adequate channel. An adequate channel is defined as a channel that will convey runoff without causing erosion. The existing channel is inadequate. One solution might be to provide riprap at the ends of the pipes in the drainage ditch. At the January 15 meeting, the design team presented three different site plans for the property. None of the layouts presented included any storm water management plans. Yet storm water management should be an integral component of site planning. I would like the design team to be fully aware of the existing erosion problem, and to incorporate their proposed storm water management plans into the plans that are presented to the public. If storm water management is considered at an early stage in the development process, many more creative and effective ideas can be developed to solve the existing erosion problem and prevent new problems as well. If storm water management is only an afterthought to the site planning process, the designer may be left with fewer and more expensive options. 2. Bicycle Racks -There is an existing pedestrian and bicycle path on the west side of my property that is a popular route for student cyclists to take to GNMS. Unfortunately, the children leave their bicycles locked to trees and dropped in the shrubbery on my property. Apparently there is no convenient place at GNMS for the children to properly park and secure their bicycles. Can the design team include a bicycle rack that is attractive and convenient for the students to use? Perhaps a canopy that would protect their bicycles from rain might make the rack more attractive than the trees along the path. It would be better for cyclists and pedestrians if the abrupt grade changes from the woods down to GNMS were more gradual; thereby encouraging the children to ride all the way onto school property. 3. Screening- At least one of the plans proposes the new building much closer to Green Hill Farms than the existing building. Will there be any landscape plantings to provide screening between Green Hill Farms and GNMS?
No concerns
Need to keep the lights on the field and fix the irrigation system for the fields
Have you thought of planting shrubs in the back near the park to hide the view?
We would like lights and irrigation on the football field.
Need to keep the lights on the football field.
Need to keep the lights on the football field.
We need outside bathrooms
We need to keep the lights and water the athletic fields
need to keep the lights and water the athletic fields
My concerns are the lighted fields that have been provided to this community since the early 60's. I think the school should be built further towards the back and the fields up front in order to accommodate some of the drainage issues.
An irrigation system for the grass fields would be most beneficial.
LIGHTS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND WATER FOR THE FIELDS
Need lights on football field and outside bathrooms. need to be able to water the fields
lights for sports should be included
There should be lights at the fields
None.
It is my understanding that lights are currently not incorporated with the design. The lights need to be saved.
I want to make sure that all Sports facilities are kept and improved. Many people in our area use these facilities and they are very important for our children's future.
YES - please let the community continue to play our flag football games there with lighting. It's so important because of the time change that takes place in the fall.
Traffic flow - please make it as safe as possible for the students, as well as traffic passing by and the surrounding neighborhoods. Safety is also an issue with having the field at the front of the property.
None--but please keep the lights!!
The lights for the football field and track
Would like lights for field to be included in design.
Proposed designs of the new school look great...I especially like the safety features...
Student safety
Need to keep open space and lights.
concern that fields will not be lighted, needed for baseball, football games
Loosing the use of the Football fields and the lights for practice and games.
The rebuild needs to have the new sports fields is sync with all community needs. That means lights and irrigation on the playing fields and restrooms.
The construction during the school year and the effects on the children while attending school
SAVE THE LIGHTS at Great Neck Middle!
As stated above the delegation of the lights would create a huge negative impact on the community.
no lights for games
main issue is the plans do not include lights
No concerns with status quo
Insufficient parking adjacent to the gymnasium where many events take place. Locker size currently too small for their book bags, athletic gear, daily lunch, and coats.
needs lots of updating
Please do not eliminate the athletic field lights GN football especially makes great use of the lighted field.
I feel the lights are a necessary part of the community with so many teams counting on the lighting for evening practices especially with darkness falling earlier in the fall.
That the athletic field lights will be removed!
We need the lights to be a part of the new GNMS.
My son played with the Great Neck Buckeye football program for the past three years. Many of the practices and games were under the lights on the football field.
Concern that the field is in the front of the school--what type of barrier will be in place. In addition, with the field in the front of the school, it is important that the landscape be maintained in a way that is fitting to the community--the city and civic leagues do a nice job maintaining Great Neck Road--don't want VBCPS to put up an eye sore.
GNMS is more than just a school. It's a place tax payers can use for other uses also. Please remember it is owed by the tax payers.
The parking is an issue and I'm not sure that putting the building in the back of the site is the best location. The current use of portables and the stadium classrooms are a problem now, so the new school needs to accommodate the growth.
Lights need to stay for our evening football games.
no concerns
Request lighting be restored.
keep the lights
The baseball fields should not have foul balls and/or home runs going onto Great Neck Road (this is not currently a problem).
I would love for there to be a proposal for a science acad. to be included here- it’s a great opportunity.
My concerns for GNMS are that it won’t have the amenities that we already have to include the stadium. I am not concerned with the neighborhood. Those people bought homes knowing they backed up to several schools. I don’t want the community as a whole to suffer from the few who already chose to back up to the school. The needs of the community are the most important issues at hand. After all this is a transient area and we want to offer the best to our kids!
We NEED the lights. An area for the children to congregate in plain view might be nice.
Keep the lights
I think it should have all the modern amenities you would expect of any forward looking school as regards labs, computers, space, multimedia, and sports. I would hope the gym would be multiuse with enough room for a decent number of spectators. I would hope the football/ soccer / track facility would have locker rooms, stands, lights, and be something to be proud of as opposed to just a field.
Yes, I felt at the meeting we could not express our concerns because it was only preliminary designs. I have a concern about the soccer and baseball fields being so close to Great Neck Rd. I also have a great concern about the construction traffic
There should be a girl's softball field at the new GNM. That way the elementary school kids can have their field back during the spring season.
My children benefit from the use of the fields and are not students at the school.
I have no real concerns. Of the three designs shown at the January 15 meeting I preferred the first design, with different entries to various parts of GNMS.
Not having lights on sports fields
The new GNMS needs to have an air filtration system design that eliminates allergens. The old GNMS has major problems in this area with allergens and mold!! The children who have allergies have serious allergy/asthma attacks and that leads to further illnesses that require antibiotics and missing time from school.
I am very concerned with the new GNMS not having lights on the football field.
I have not seen the school building design, but parking and student drop off for both GNMS and JBD need to be enhanced.
No lights will affect many families, many that do not even attend GNMS.
How will the construction (noise level) affect the students? The safety of the kids during construction. Also bigger lockers so that the kids can fit their book bags and coats easily.
No
Would want hard wood basketball floor vs. tile.
The team should HIGHLY consider keeping the lights at the football field. The community has used the lights for over 30 years and is a mainstay for the community and the Great Neck Athletic Association to participate in football.
Access into and out at peak times other than school hours.
Impact of construction of the new facilities on the learning environment of the children that still need to go to school there.
We need the lights for all evening events and for security, otherwise a great place for teens to drink and use drugs etc!!!
Need Lights
The athletic fields should have lights
I am concerned about the noise and disruption to the students during construction. Also I do not like using portables for classrooms. My student is very athletic so the tearing up of the athletic fields during construction is a concern too.
I think that it is important to the community that the lights continue to be part of the field. This field and the lights have served many G.N. families for years and I feel that it would be important to continue this.
Aside from not having field lights, no.
We need irrigation system to keep fields in good shape and keeping the area available for recreational and school sports. We are blessed to have plenty of property for a mix of sports.
They need a bathroom available near the field for after-school activities.
We need to keep a lighted football field for the community.
That there may not be lights at the football field at the new middle school.
letting a small part of a neighborhood behind GNMS try and dictate how the new school will be designed
I have been told that the new school would not have a lighting system. Our son uses the field in the evenings for football practice.
The lights on the football field are essential to the GNAA. When the days get shorter the only way the kids can practice is under the lights.
There is not a definite provision for lights on any stadium planned with the new school. Lights should be incorporated into the stadium for continued use of night time activities.
Maintaining the fields as far as drainage, fertiliization, etc is key to the safety of our athletes.
No Lights for Kids Practice
The field needs to be lighted and irrigated.
No, anything newer that what we've got now will be an improvement!
THE FIELD NEEDS IRRIGATION
Safety first and foremost. The current uses of GNMS should not have to be altered with the new design. I think that playing fields on Great Neck Road is a mistake. The parking lots and circular drive should be closest to Great Neck Road.
none
The lighting is very important. During the later part of the football season it is dark after 6pm and the lights are needed
Lighting the field for recreational uses
Don't take the lights!!!!!
Parking is rough when events and functions are going on.
Safety throughout the construction period (both during school and esp. after hours), impact on students and community during the transition.
Continuing to keep lights at the GN Football Field.
We hope the stadium is preserved for sports events, with lights for night games.
It would be nice if all the classes are in the one building. My son had classes in the stadium and that was a drag in inclement weather.
It is important for the football field to have lights if possible.
We want lighted fields with an irrigation system to keep the fields in good shape.
Yes do not turn off the lights to the football field because it is used by the community
The loss of the stadium would be a huge negative of any new design. The locker rooms and seating at the GNMS stadium encourage more family participation in school and recreational sporting events
fall sports with darkness falling early
keep lights on fields---many different sports teams use the fields at night
We need lighted fields so our 100s of kids have somewhere to practice and play games. We need irrigation systems to keep the fields in good condition.
lights are needed to continue night time sports programs
lights need to be on the football field
I haven't seen the designs but the bus loop area could use some work. There is a lot of land in that area. Heritage Elementary has a great design. The kids don't need to leave the sidewalk until they are in front of their bus.
Keep the lights for sports and recreation.
Yes. The lights on the football field should be included in the new design of the school.
I respectfully request that you keep the lights! The new Marco lights and timer should allow a compromise. I know the architect would object however, I wouldn't mind seeing a 6'high chain link fence along Great Neck Road with the field and lights located there.
That there would be no lights.
Retain existing lighting for the stadium and practice fields.
Keep the lights! Can you change when the sun goes down? No, so keep the field open for all of the kids and sports please.
Baseball field in front of school near the road. Foul balls going onto Great Neck Rd. causing problems.