Alert:
Hooes Road Park Lighting Project
The Fairfax County Park Authority has considered a proposal by Springfield South-County Youth Club (SYC) to install athletic lighting at Field #2 and #3 of Hooes Road Park. The lighting improvements will facilitate additional field use on existing fields.
As part of consideration of the proposal and to better understand the desire of the community, public meetings were conducted on April 23 and May 29, 2019. The meetings provided a forum to both inform residents and to receive input. The park master plan, approved in 1994, specifies lighting of the athletic fields. The master plan can be viewed here. The May 29 meeting presentation and a summary of the public comments are available below.
Considering the input received during the public process, the Park Authority is proceeding with installation of athletic lighting on Field #3. This decision is based on input received at the May public meeting, and subsequent comments received by Park Authority staff.
The following conditions and/or actions will help mitigate concerns raised regarding the field lighting: