The Monroe County School District recently presented a conceptual plan to renovate the baseball field at Founders Park in Islamorada. The field is shared under a 40-year interlocal agreement between the School District and the Village of Islamorada. Under this agreement, Coral Shores High School uses the field from January to June each year for practice and games. From July through December, the field is the responsibility of the Village.

The proposed improvements include:
  • Replacing the existing natural grass with synthetic turf across the entire field
  • Constructing an 800 square foot two-story building with four bathrooms, a concession stand, press box, and storage
  • Constructing a 2,200 square-foot multi-use building with locker rooms (30 lockers), a physical therapy room, umpire bathroom/changing room, coaches’ office, and seven bathrooms for players and staff
  • Installing new covered bleachers for approximately 300 spectators (150 on each side of the field)
The School District has allocated $5 million for the project, however, the current estimate for the conceptual plan is $6.2 million. Additional long-term costs related to synthetic turf maintenance and replacement (every 8-10 years) are also a concern for some residents.

Your feedback is important and will help shape the future of this shared community. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.

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* 1. Please provide your full name.

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* 2. Please provide the address of your home in the Village of Islamorada.

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* 3. Are you a full-time/part-time resident and pay taxes in Islamorada?

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* 4. Did you have any knowledge of what the School Board wants to do?

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* 5. How often do you and your family use the park?

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* 6. Do you or your family use the current baseball field?

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* 7. The School Board wants to replace natural grass with synthetic turf across the baseball field. Do you:

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* 8. Do you have any concerns about the effect of synthetic turf? (Select all that apply)

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* 9. The plan includes an 800 square-foot two-story building with bathrooms, a concession stand, press box, and storage. Do you support this addition?

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* 10. The plan also includes a 2,200 square-foot multi-use building with locker rooms, a physical therapy room, an umpire facility, bathrooms for athletes and coaches, and an office for the coaches. Do you support this?

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* 11. The School Board is open to hosting tournament events at this new facility. Do you think this impact is too much for our community park?

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* 12. Do you feel we need bleachers that can seat 300 spectators?

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* 13. Do you feel parking is already a problem at the park?

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* 14. Do you think the impact will make it harder to visit our park?

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* 15. The School Board is already over the $5 million budget. Should the residents of the Village be responsible for any cost to build and/or maintain this venture in the years to come?

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* 16. Please provide any additional comments.

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