Dear Rye Little League families,
Please see letter from Sustainable Playland Inc. (SPI) and their initiative regarding Rye Playland and the construction of athletic fields below.
As you know, Rye Little Leauge guards our members' email addresses and tries to avoid any communication that is not related to Rye Little League.
The SPI initiative, as you will see, includes the development of 2 full size fields, 1 mid size field and an indoor facility.
We believe that Rye needs more field space for all sports and accordingly agreed to forward the attached email directly to our members.
Thank you.
Rye Little League
PS You may need to "cut and paste" the link to get to the website.
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
As you know, Sustainable Playland, Inc. (SPI) has presented a proposal to the County to evolve Playland into a space that embraces the current needs of Westchester residents. The plan was created as a direct result of the recurring comment made to us by Sound Shore residents who said "we need ball-fields" and "an empty car park the size of Playland has better uses than to lie dormant for 9 months of the year ," and can be viewed on its website www.sustainableplayland.org
SPI is a finalist and is competing with two other proposals in the selection process. The only proposal to include field space - an indoor field-house together with three outdoor all-weather turf fields - among other features, SPI stands apart from its competitors, Standard Amusements and Central Amusements, Inc (a.k.a Zamperla) who manage Coney Island. These companies prescribe more of the same. They have an Amusement-Park-Only model, while our plan is to have a park with Amusements in it together with other features, including restaurants, an event space and more.
Recently featured in a recent New York Times article and endorsed by the Westchester Business Journal, the SPI plan is very close to becoming a reality. "We are literally at the 10-yard line" and NEED your help to get it over the finish line. You can and must help our cause if you believe that the Sound Shore area needs more field-space. You can do so:
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By signing our online petition to the County Executive and stating your support for Sustainable Playland's proposal
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Letting your friends know of Sustainable Playland's plan and online petition
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Participating on our Recreation Committee
The process with government tends to be long. After the County Executive makes a decision, the matter will then go to the Board of Legislators and at that time we would need to call on your support again. But you can make a difference by supporting Sustainable Playland, staying engaged and exerting grassroots pressure on the County to take notice and act fast. Ultimately "it takes a village." Sustainable Playland has been advocating on your behalf,
now you need to make your voice heard directly to the County.
Please visit www.sustainableplayland.org to view the proposal and to sign a petition to the County Executive and please email your comments, questions or concerns to sustainableplayland@gmail.com. We will get back to you promptly. Thanks in advance
Sincerely,
Sandhya Subbarao
(President, SPI Board of Trustees)
