07/02/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/02/2024 17:42
Seattle Parks and Recreation will turn on field lighting on ballfields throughout the city on the evening of Wednesday, July 3 and Thursday, July 4 to protect the surfaces. The ballfield lights will be turned on at approximately 9 p.m. and most will be turned off at either 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., depending on the field.
The lights will be turned on to discourage the use of fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in the city of Seattle and will destroy the artificial turf on the fields or surrounding facilities. The approximate replacement cost for the synthetic surface based on per average full-size field (110,000 square feet) is $1.2 million. All the fields have been renovated in the past several years and benefit field users including players of soccer, football, baseball, Ultimate Frisbee and lacrosse.
The fields will be monitored from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Lights at the following synthetic fields will be turned off at 11 p.m.:
Lights at the following synthetic fields will be turned off at 10 p.m.:
Lights will be turned off at the following grass fields at 11 p.m.: