THE LEADER of Earley Town Council said that he is calling for answers from the borough council as to why laurel park has been chosen for a 3G football pitch.
Cllr Clive Jones said that he has been asking the borough council “for months” why Laurel Park was chosen, and not somewhere else.
He said that Earley Town Council is firmly against the plan to build a pitch there, due to environmental concerns and the impact it could have on residents.
Cllr Jones said that waiting for an answer feels like “banging our heads against a brick wall”.
“It is too close to the Maiden Erlegh Nature Reserve and lake,” he said. “Floodlighting would be intrusive wherever it was. It could be intolerable for animals in the reserve, and for residents.”
Cllr Jones was also concerned about how parking for the site would be managed, and said that it would be “terrible” for Marefield residents.
“We are saying a very clear no,” he added. “We are happy to work with the borough council to find somewhere else.”
