Thomas predicted that at full capacity, the facility would average three teams using it, with 10 to 15 people on each team, equating to about 45 total cars in the parking lot.Ībout 40 people turned out at a recent zoning meeting where the board discussed a parking variance for the project. “We felt that Penn Township definitely needs something like this … so that people aren’t traveling to Monroeville, traveling to Irwin, traveling here and there to do these sports when we can do them in our own backyard.” “This is just a hometown facility that we are trying to use for our own youth development,” Mark Thomas said, adding that he got the idea because he and his family were traveling to other towns to use their indoor sports facilities. During the day, while children are in school, the facility would offer programs for seniors. Local and school teams would be able to rent space in the facility, Mark Thomas said, and the courts would be lined for various sports, including basketball and pickleball. The building would be located on a 5-acre parcel of land zoned for mixed-density residential use, behind an existing preschool and day care building operated by Mark and Kerri Thomas. Originally presented to the planning commission in November, the complex on Byerly Drive just off Route 130 would hold three basketball-size courts and two batting cages to be used primarily for “youth practice and development,” according to owner Mark Thomas. The facility, to be known as “Battlefield Sports Complex,” is on the table for discussion before the township planning commission and zoning hearing boards. Neighbors of a proposed indoor recreation center in Penn Township are concerned it could impact traffic and parking in their residential area.
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