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ti property. He stated that a letter had been faxed to the Building Commissioner advising of this approval. No letter had been presented to the commission. After receiving permission, they had a fence company start on the posts and backstop. At this point, several residents objected because tlus was too close to their property and the permit that had been given to the fence company was pulled. After discussion with the residents, they approved their moving the backstop 120 feet from their property line. The first plan showed 20 feet from the property. The plans they presented show tlus, and the closest that they would be to any resident would be 90 feet and the residents had verbally approved it. He clarified that this was a ball. diamond for 9 and 10 year old children. He explained that this entire diamond is being donated to the City of North Olmsted by their organization, at a cost of $10,000.00. The work is being done by Elyria Fence company. Mr. Brennan questioned what facilities there would be for sanitation and who would assume liability. Mr. Brooks advised that the Hot Stove Association had insurance to cover liabilities. Mr. Murphy explained that starting June 12th, they have permission to bring in a port-a-potty for the 6 week season and it will be placed behind the trees,. south of the first base line, out of the view of the residents. He claimed that there were about a dozen trees between the first base line and the parking lot. One of the neighbors, speaking from the audience, disagreed. Mrs. Koziol, a resident; had preseuted an aerial view of the area for an earlier discussion, and slie pointed out exactly where tlie ball diamond was to be located. Chairmau Tallon asked why they could not turn the field in the other direction, but Mr. Murphy explained that the sun would be in the batter's eyes and would be a safety problem. There will be no bleachers and the Parks and Recreation Department will maintain the field, but no provisions have been made to keep the dust down. Mr. Tallon advised that this is why the city had to put water into the North Olmsted park, because the dust was so annoying to the adjacent residents. He would like to see some provisions made for watering down tlie field, to protect the neighbors from the dust. The fence will run 60 feet along both sides of the first base line: Mr. Murphy explained that the depth of the field was about 210 feet to the corner of the woods, but most playens only hit about 140 to 150. He clarified for Mr. Herbster that they were building this because Nortb Olmsted Clague Park was to be shut down for repairs, but this field would be maintained permanently. Mr. Brooks stated that the organization had grown and there was a need for more fields. Mr. Herbster noted that soccer has also grown and the soccer players also used that area. Mr. Brooks stated that the soccer association was going to use this twice this year; for the Memorial Day and the Fourth of July tournaments, and they will not be playing at that time, and the soccer group could put in temporary goals. They do :not seem to be interested in using those fields at other times, but Hot Stove has agreed to vacate the fields during those tournaments. Mr. Murphy advised that they did have an agreement with NOSO which he has with hina. Mr. Brennan asked if they had discussed their plans with the neighbors, and was concerned about hours of operation, people cutting through the neighbors' properties since there is no fencing around the entire field. Mr. Murphy advised that they have told the neighbors that the season would start May 19th, and the earliest game would be about 9:00 `a.m. This field would also be available for the neighborhood children. In response to Mr. Tallon's, question Mr. Murphy stated that the depth from home plate to deep center was 210 feet deep and in the woods. The members discussed the proposal privately. The neighbors spoke at this time. Mrs. Koziol explained that this would be 90 feet from 4437 Birch Circle, 100 feet from her back yard, and 120 feet from Mr. Schultz back yard (4411 Birch Circle). She objected because she found out about the ball diamond on March 20th when she saw 19 poles being placed 12 feet from her back yard. Mr. Murphy indicated 20 feet from her property, but in that 20 feet would be the base line, the bench for the players, and a walk way for the players and their families. After discussions with the board of education and the North Olmsted Building Department, she found out that a permit was issued without an on site inspections. As a result, a stop was placed on the construction and it is being processed appropriately. They met with Mr. Murphy and the president of the Hot Stove League several days later to discuss its location in relation to their homes. Their greatest concem is safety. She was a baseball mom and a coach's wife, and she 8