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September 25, 2014

I live 40 feet directly across the street from the outfield of field 5, the smallest of the six fields. I remember some 25 or 30 years ago when Winslow Park was re-located from Apponaug the president of the league, I think the last name was Carlson or something like that, asked me if it would be OK if we construct an instructional field (Field 5) across the street from the front of your house? The left and right field lines would only be 90 feet long. I simply said NO! The field was erected anyway with no regard to its neighbors.

Ever since then, "dust bowl" city. I can't remember when the last time I opened my front windows of my living room and upstairs bedroom.

Remember, these softball fields have dirt infields except for the outfields. Occasionally someone will turn on the underground sprinklers but more seldom than often.

Just a reminder to those neighbors especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings when the Apponaug Girls Softball League is in full swing especially during tournament time. All six fields are dragged (or groomed) so as to prepare the infields for play.

You haven't seen dust until you see their golf cart with this crazy attachment which looks like a large hair comb go round and round the infields. They (AGS volunteers) don't care... It's not their home.

They'll laugh at you. Believe me it's happened to me over the course of 25 to 30 years.

I'm living proof! Enough said. I hope you have better luck with them than I did. I have put up with a lot of aggravation such as this and the loss of quiet weekends. During tournament time you'll get somewhere around 40 to 45 (more or less) teams showing up around 6:15 AM and soon right after the sound of that shrieking noise... batted balls called batting practice. Again, these people don't care! There are no rules in force regarding practice prior to games.

Footnote: My family will be re-locating soon since the airport has purchased our home under mandatory acquisition to make way for airport expansion.

Best of luck to those neighbors residing in the Lake Shore Drive, Cedar Swamp Road, Rowe and Wells Avenues area.

Just like the airport expansion neither project should never happen.