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<br /> LIGHTING $3,500 per year, or about $11 per income from the concession stands.
<br /> hour of use. Where lighting permits more use of
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<br /> each field,fewer concession stands
<br /> • more money than the alternative.It THE BENEFITS OF LIGHTING have to be built, providing a better .
<br /> also permits buying all the lamps at To help offset the cost of use,each return on investment.
<br /> the same time(group purchase dis- team pays the Parks and Recreation • Tournaments: Because we have
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<br /> count). Department $250 per season. Be- lighted fields, we attract play-off
<br /> The cost of lamp replacement cause as many as 24 additional tournaments from surrounding
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<br /> goes down when the fixture can be league teams can be accommodat- areas, and this brings additional . . .
<br /> lowered,either independent of the ed,a lighted field could produce an revenue. We estimate that the
<br /> pole or by a pole whose design per- additional$6,000 in income,paying revenue generated throughout the
<br /> mits it to "bow." for the cost of lighting and helping county over each three-day play-off
<br /> However, there is more of an in- to offset the other.costs. tournament weekend amounts to
<br /> vestment required for such poles But that is only one of many ben- $500,000.
<br /> and,in our case,we had an alterna- efits.Others include the following: • Charitable activities:The lighting
<br /> tive to high labor and equipment • Parking: When two fields are enables charitable organizations to
<br /> costs. Since the fire department used simultaneously, the parking use the fields at night.These groups
<br /> trains its personnel on the use of required is double that needed for pay for expenses and keep the pro- .
<br /> the ladder equipment,we decided one lighted field, where play and ceeds for their charitable projects.
<br /> to make our poles available as"tall fan participation occur serially. • Improved quality of life:Improv- .
<br /> building simulation devices." In The savings involved are substan- ing the quality of life helps make .
<br /> return, the fire fighters would tial,considering the capital costs for Henderson County a better place to
<br /> change our lamps and clean the fix- land, design and construction, live,encouraging more businesses
<br /> tures (mostly the lenses). among others, as well as those for to locate here, which results in a • .
<br /> The fire department is naturally annual maintenance. healthier economy and a happier
<br /> pleased with the trade-off,especial- In our case, capital cost savings citizenry. ■
<br /> ly since so many of the firemen play amounted to approximately$7,500, Douglas V. Moon is director of the Henderson
<br /> softball or baseball. complemented by annual main-
<br /> County(N.C.)Parks and Recreation Department,801
<br /> Glover St.,Hendersonville,NC 28739.
<br /> All things considered,the cost of tenance cost savings estimated at Adirectoryofinformationonathleticfieldlight-
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