Ball diamonds
“Save Our Ball Diamonds” is a specific option. Retaining and improving the existing diamonds should be evaluated alongside relocation or redevelopment options.
160 Concession Street East
Keep Annandale Green. Save Our Ball Diamonds.
This page focuses on the place itself: the existing recreation use, the open space, its relationship to surrounding neighbourhoods, and the information residents need before an irreversible land-use decision.
What we are asking Council to preserve
Not just “green space” in the abstract.
The resident position represented by this website includes the existing ball diamonds themselves as well as the public recreation and greenspace function of the site.
Public recreation land
Keeping the property publicly owned for recreation preserves long-term flexibility for future generations even if exact recreation uses evolve.
Neighbourhood greenspace
The site's openness and location beside established homes are part of the community value residents are being asked to weigh against potential redevelopment.
Growth deserves evidence
As Tillsonburg grows, what should be measured?
Growth can increase demand for housing, recreation, roads, servicing and public open space at the same time. Rather than assuming which need should win, we want Council and residents to see the underlying evidence.
- Current and projected ball-diamond demand and peak-time utilization.
- How much recreation capacity Mall Road adds, and whether Annandale must be removed to achieve it.
- Replacement costs, lifecycle costs and land-sale assumptions.
- Traffic, parking, stormwater and municipal servicing impacts.
- Tree, habitat, open-space and neighbourhood compatibility considerations.
- The legal and historical status of the 1977 parkland conveyance and subdivision obligations.
Community question tracker
Questions residents are asking now
These questions are drawn from public discussion after the August information session. They are listed as questions, not conclusions. As documents and answers become available, we will link them to sourced updates.
1977 parkland agreement
What exactly was conveyed, what covenants or conditions apply, and what will the September 14 staff report say about Council's obligations?
Improve before replacing?
Has the Town fully evaluated lighting, parking, field upgrades and other ways to improve the existing Annandale facility before replacing it?
Two sites, two decisions?
Can Tillsonburg add recreation capacity at Mall Road while retaining Annandale as public ball diamonds, recreation land and greenspace?
Infrastructure and growth
What do traffic, roads, water, wastewater, electrical capacity and other municipal services look like before additional residential density is considered here?
Project costs
What is included in the approximately $6.3 million identified by the Town for Mall Road land acquisition, studies and development, and what would the full lifecycle cost be?
Survey interpretation
How will Council distinguish residents who support Mall Road from residents who also support housing at Annandale, and how will concerns about survey wording be reported?
Help answer these with evidence.If you have an agreement, staff report, planning document, study, budget, meeting note or reliable source that answers one of these questions, submit it here. Read the full community discussion summary.
SEP092026
Final Public Information Centre • PIC #3
Wednesday, September 9 • 4:30–6:30 PM
Lion's Den, Tillsonburg Community Centre, 45 Hardy Ave, Tillsonburg.
The Town says the session includes an open-house opportunity to review concepts, speak with Town staff and project representatives, ask questions and share feedback.
Questions residents may wish to ask
- Will retaining and improving Annandale be evaluated as a formal alternative?
- What legal obligations arise from the 1977 parkland agreement and conveyance?
- What are the full capital and lifecycle costs of Mall Road and replacing Annandale capacity?
- How will the Town distinguish support for Mall Road from support for Annandale housing?
- What recreation-demand, traffic, environmental and servicing studies will be available before a decision?
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