Butler Township should OK Pullman complex work
It’s good news for sports enthusiasts across the region that the Butler Township Planning Commission has recommended approval for the second phase of the Pullman Recreation Complex.
Plans call for two other fields to be added to the complex, one a dedicated flag football field and a smaller youth field. They will join the two, already completed, bright-blue fields that can host soccer, lacrosse, rugby and football games.
Along with the added fields, the second phase calls for a building that can hold a concessions area, a press room, four locker rooms, offices and bathrooms, as well as additional parking that can also accommodate buses.
This will make the complex more attractive for youth leagues and out-of-town sports organizations to host events that will bring fans and their dollars to the complex and businesses in Butler.
Its centralized location along Connoquenessing Creek provides visitors for athletic events easy access to the city’s restaurants, parks and shops.
Already, the venue has hosted sporting events including the National Collegiate Rugby playoffs in December. Other sporting groups working with the complex include the Steel City Soccer Club and the Allegheny Rugby Union (ARU). The ARU will return to the Pullman Complex this month for its spring qualifiers.
Although the second phase additions and parking are not expected to be completed until this fall, the approval of the second phase should mean even more athletic organizations will consider having their events at the site.
Young athletes will have more places to play and Butler will get to show a more favorable face to the world.
The township’s board of commissioners should give their final OK for this second phase of the complex.
— EF
