Proposed on Sunset Road · Town of Schodack, NY

A giant sports complex —
right in your front yard.

A proposal before the Town of Schodack would drop two full-size lacrosse fields, an artificial-turf box rink, and a 208-space parking lot onto our quiet stretch of Sunset Road — and, by the applicant's own traffic study, send up to 684 vehicle trips a day past our homes at peak. This is our road. It deserves a much closer look.

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Proposed Keller Park site plan: two lacrosse fields, an artificial-turf box rink, and a large parking lot along Sunset Road — The proposal, as submitted — Hart Engineering site plan, SPB #2025-24 · tap to enlarge ⤢

What's actually being proposed

This isn't a neighborhood ball field.

The application (Town file SPB #2025-24) is for an outdoor turf lacrosse complex on a 29.6-acre parcel zoned R-20 Residential. Here's the scale of it, in the applicant's own numbers.

Full-size lacrosse fields (180'×330' each)

Artificial-turf box rink (100'×201')

208

Parking spaces

684

Peak vehicle trips per day — applicant's own traffic study

What the plans show

Two full-size lacrosse fields (180'×330' each), an artificial-turf box rink (100'×201'), a 208-space parking lot, and a stormwater basin — with tournaments and summer camps described in the record. The applicant has also described future phases: additional fields, a second parking lot, and a domed indoor field. Notably, the plan provides only portable toilets, no trash cans whatsoever, and is labeled a "carry-in / carry-out" facility.

The parcel is owned by John Keller Jr. and the facility would be operated by Columbia Lacrosse Club, Inc. The Town's review is happening now, before the Planning Board.

Neighborhood map showing the project location fronting Sunset Road, ringed by the Fawn Ridge and Briarwood developments and the Brookview Road homes — Right in the neighborhood — the site fronts Sunset Road. Tap to enlarge ⤢

Aerial map showing the project site off Sunset Road, west of Routes 9 and 20 and I-90 Exit 10 in Schodack — Where it sits — project site off Sunset Road (Tax Map 177-9-18), from the traffic study. Tap to enlarge ⤢

Full proposed site plan (sheet C100) for Keller Park showing two lacrosse fields, a box rink, and a 208-space parking lot fronting Sunset Road — Proposed site plan (sheet C100), Hart Engineering — file SPB #2025-24. Tap to enlarge ⤢

Why neighbors are paying attention

The concerns, in plain language

Nobody here is against kids playing lacrosse. The question is whether a facility of this size belongs on a small residential road we all live on — and whether it's being reviewed under the right rules.

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Traffic on our road

The applicant's own traffic study projects up to 684 vehicle trips at peak on game and tournament days. Sunset Road is the street we live on — that's hundreds of cars, turning movements, and backups past our driveways on event days.

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Scale and intensity

Two full-size fields, a turf box rink, and 208 parking spaces — with more fields, a second lot, and a domed indoor field described as future phases. That's a regional-scale operation dropped into a residential neighborhood.

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Is it even allowed here?

The land is zoned R-20 Residential. A recreation complex like this isn't a permitted use in that zone — so it was classified as a "membership club" to fit. A neighbor has formally asked the Town to correct that classification.

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Porta-potties, litter & no trash cans

For a complex drawing hundreds of visitors, the plan provides only portable toilets — no permanent restrooms — and no trash cans whatsoever, calling itself a "carry-in / carry-out" facility. In practice that means porta-johns, pump-out trucks, and wind-blown litter drifting off the fields and parking lot onto the lawns and ditches of our street.

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Turf, drainage & the land

Converting open ground to synthetic turf and a large parking area changes how water drains across 29 acres. Neighbors want an independent look at stormwater and runoff before — not after — anything is built.

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A fair, open process

Decisions this big should be made in the open, under the correct zoning process, with real notice to the people who live here. We're asking for exactly that.

You can make a difference

Three easy ways to help

Local land-use decisions turn on whether residents show up. Here's how, in order of impact.

Step 1

Get on the update list

Agendas post only days ahead. Send us a quick email and we'll tell you the moment this project is on a meeting agenda, so you never miss your chance to speak.

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Step 2

Come to the next meeting

Public comment is your voice on the record. Even a short "I live nearby and I have concerns" matters. Bring a neighbor — a full room is noticed.

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Step 3

Tell your neighbors

Most people on Sunset Road still don't know what's proposed. Share this page — SunsetPLEX.com — and point them here to get up to speed fast.