7 Responses for "New Lights Coming to WGHS?"

1. WG Resident Article ... January 7th, 2007 at 3:59 pm 1

   The WG Resident reported on this first community meeting in its January 3 edition: “San Jose Unified School District considers lights for night games”

   Additional meetings are scheduled for January 11 (7:00 pm in WGHS room L-101) and on February 12.

2. WG Resident Article ... January 22nd, 2007 at 11:18 pm 2

   And the January 11 meeting resulted in further clarification of SJUSD plans and WG community concerns ….

   From the WG Resident: “Willow Glen High continues discussion on night lights”

   … One resident best described the community’s response to the meeting: “There are issues and there will be problems, but together, let’s work them out. This is a great opportunity to build spirit for the students and broader school community.” …

   The lights would be used for only 10 games per school year, and outside organizations using the field would not have access to the facility at night. Four lights are proposed for the high school, each 90 feet tall. The infrastructure is already in place. The lights will use photometric technology. Each light will shine down into the field instead of across the fields or into a resident’s yard.

3. WGHS Soccer Under Lights January 25th, 2007 at 12:12 pm 3

   [...] And/Or Stadium Lights: In addition to cheering on the local kickers, you could see what the Stadium might look like with permanent lights. The school is lobbying the neighborhood for its cooperation in installing lights that could be used for up to ten night games each year. This ought to be a good test. [...]

4. Feb 12 meeting postponed ... February 5th, 2007 at 5:10 pm 4

   Unfortunate news from SJUSD this week … the meeting originally scheduled for February 12 has been postponed after the consultant from Shaw Environmental was involved in a serious auto accident this weekend.

   The consultant will make a full recovery, but the meeting has been postponed. WGx will pass along more information as it becomes available.

5. WGx March 5th, 2007 at 1:22 pm 5

   The final Community Stadium Lights meeting for WGHS will be held on Tuesday, March 13, at 6:00 pm.

   The agenda will consist of a presentation of the draft CEQA study for each respective site regarding the potential installation of athletic field lighting for evening sporting events at your neighborhood high school.

   There will be discussion of the analysis and findings regarding impacts, and any proposed mitigation measures. The community will be given opportunity to provide input regarding the report which will be considered and incorporated into the report to the extent appropriate.

6. WG Resident Article ... June 3rd, 2007 at 8:52 pm 6

   After much debate, the lights were finally approved by the SJUSD School Board in May:

   Willow Glen High School is going to have night games.

   The San Jose Unified School District board voted unanimously on May 24 to approve the installation of permanent stadium lights at five of its high schools, including Willow Glen.

   This final meeting marked the 17th time since December 2006 the district has discussed the proposal throughout five different communities.

7. WG Resident Article ... October 15th, 2007 at 8:54 pm 7

   Wait a minute … the lights have been delayed by an extra approval required from the state:

   The installation of the anticipated stadium lights at five San Jose high schools, including Pioneer and Leland, has been postponed.

   The athletic directors of Willow Glen, Pioneer, Gunderson, Lincoln and Leland high schools met mid August with San Jose Unified School District board members and construction representatives to discuss the status of the installation process. The district is still waiting for the installation permit to be approved by the California Public Works Department.

   The installation, which had been tentatively scheduled for completion during the summer, has been pushed back, and school officials are crossing their fingers that night games will become an reality by the end of the year.