Marshfield Common Council Discusses Parking at New Athletic Facility
Friday, December 14th, 2018 -- 8:04 AM
(Focus on Marshfield) -The Common Council discussed potential parking issues for the athletic facilities to be built next year at the Marshfield High School.Currently there are about 840 parking stalls available at the high school lots with overflow parking at Madison Elementary. The project meets city ordinance requirements for parking. Alderman Rebecca Spiros mentioned that traffic spills over onto the street during big events, such as graduation. Signage would direct visitors to other lots, such as the greenhouse, bus, and student lots, said Ron Sturomski, Buildings and Grounds Director. A study counted 675 vehicles for the Homecoming game this year, meaning the number of available parking stalls would have been adequate.
With extra crowds anticipated for the first games in the new stadium, potentially visitors could be shuttled from the Madison Elementary lot. If parking ends up being inadequate for the needs of the facility, the staff lot could be expanded to the south and a new striping plan to add 60 stalls to the bus lot. Alderman Tom Buttke added that people would park where they wanted to despite all of the parking lots. Ultimately, the Council voted 9-1 Tuesday to approve the 5-year Campus Master Plan for the Unified School District of Marshfield.
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