Council asked to ban golf ball hitting in the city
Robert Muchlinski said the E.P. Rock Elementary School grounds are being used as a driving range, presenting a danger to neighborhood residents.
- E.P. Rock School grounds
A request to prohibit the hitting of golf balls in the city – other than on the golf course – was made to the Hudson City Council on Monday night.
Robert Muchlinski, a resident of Freer Street, asked for the ban. His primary concern was the E.P. Rock Elementary School grounds bounded by Freer, Hoyt and Summer streets.
Muchlinski said the school grounds are being used as a driving range, presenting a danger to neighborhood residents. People get hit by golf balls, and can die from it, he said.
He said the neighborhood around E.P. Rock Elementary is a busy one, with children using the school’s playground and residents walking on the streets.
Muchlinski said the majority of golfers using the school grounds are adult men who arrive by car with a set of clubs and bucket of balls. They aren’t neighborhood people, he said.
He added that they don’t chip the golf balls, but drive them for distance.
He said the golfers should be practicing on the driving range at the nearby Hudson Golf Club.
Muchlinski, an attorney, had researched Hudson’s ordinances and how some other communities deal with golf ball hitting. He suggested adding the hitting of golf balls to a section on public nuisances.
Muchlinski spoke during the period reserved for citizen comments at the start of the meeting.
Mayor Alan Burchill said council members couldn’t discuss Muchlinski’s request because the issue wasn’t on the meeting agenda.
Alderperson Randy Morrissette II, nevertheless, commented that Muchlinski’s concern is an issue for the Hudson School District to deal with.
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