Schuyler Park Usage

 Schuyler Park, located at 893 Rt. 29, Saratoga Springs, NY, is a joint outdoor recreational facility managed by the Schuyler Park Committee. The Committee is appointed in equal parts by, and under the direction of the Town of Saratoga and Town of Northumberland.

The park opened to the public in the spring of 2010, as a cooperative effort between the Town of Saratoga and Town of Northumberland. The goal of both towns is to provide a space where residents can enjoy both active and passive recreation. The park provides over seven acres of recreational field space, as well as hiking trails for passive recreation. The athletic field space includes one softball and one baseball field, with the remaining area large enough to host two full size soccer fields, with flexibility for other field sizes and layouts to meet the needs of other sports.

The maintenance, scheduling and daily operations of Schuyler Park are overseen and conducted by the Schuyler Park Committee, in cooperation with both towns and the Schuylerville Central School District.

Scheduled events and field usage are posted on the park website and can be viewed at www.schuylerpark.com.

Park Use Policy

The Schuyler Park facilities are primarily for use by Town of Saratoga and Town of Northumberland residents and either town’s recreational programs. Use by other organizations, groups or non-resident individuals is subject to availability.

The public is welcome to enjoy the use of any unscheduled field space or facilities at any time.

Organizations, leagues or teams with scheduled activities, approved by the park scheduler, have precedence over the field space or facility in question.

Organized leagues, teams and outside parties are asked to contact the park scheduler via our website (www.schuylerpark.com) to coordinate field space and facility usage.

The Schuyler Park Committee reserves the right to cancel any and all activities for reasons such as, but not limited to, field conditions, failure to comply with rules and regulations, damage, continual misconduct or behavior problems of participants. This decision is final.

The Schuyler Park Committee reserves the right to refuse any group or organization which promotes indecent or unlawful behavior.

Facility Fees 

All Schuyler Park fees are determined by the Saratoga and Northumberland town boards.

RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF SARATOGA AND TOWN OF NORTHUMBERLAND:

Not for profit organizations, Leagues and/or Teams where a majority of participants are from the Town of Saratoga or Town of Northumberland, may use Schuyler Park field space or facilities free of facility fees after submitting the necessary usage request form, insurance documents and fee waiver form.

The fee waiver form must include a roster of all participants’ names and addresses. The roster will be used as verification of residency.

NON-RESIDENTS OF TOWN OF SARATOGA OR TOWN OF NORTHUMBERLAND:

Not for profit organizations, Leagues and/or Teams where a minority or no members are from the Town of Saratoga or Town of Northumberland may use Schuyler Park field space or facilities at a rate of $25 per hour per field or facility requested. All fees will be paid up front and be submitted with the necessary usage request form and insurance documents.

SCHUYLERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNCTIONS:

The Schuylerville Central School District has a contractual agreement with Schuyler Park for field space from 3:00 to 6:00, Monday through Friday during the school year and additional space as requested and scheduled. This contractual arrangement is in place until 2015.

FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:

For Profit Organizations, Leagues and/or Teams, regardless of residential make-up may use Schuyler Park field space or facilities at a rate of $50 per hour per field or facility requested. All fees will be paid up front and be submitted with the necessary usage request form and insurance documents.

There are no usage fees for individuals.

Current usage policies and fees are subject to change.

A $25.00 fee will be charged for all returned checks. 

All fees are nonrefundable.

HOLD HARMLESS AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

 ALL ORGANIZATIONAL USERS will provide a certificate of insurance with minimum limits of:

$1,000,000.00 BODILY INJURY PER OCCURRENCE

$1,000,000.00 PROPERTY DAMAGE PER OCCURRENCE

$2,000,000.00 AGGREGATE, OR

$1,000,000.00 COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT

The Town of Saratoga and Town of Northumberland shall be named additional insured on all general liability policies.

Users may also be required to provide a hold harmless agreement.

Insurance certificate and hold harmless agreement are to be submitted with all field-pavilion use request forms.

SCHUYLER PARK USER INSTRUCTIONS

Contact the Schuyler Park Committee, via schuylerpark.com, for availability.  It is recommended that requests be submitted at least two weeks in advance.

Complete the Request and Fee Waiver forms, then submit them with necessary fees and proper insurance/hold harmless documentation to:

Town of Saratoga

Schuyler Park Committee

12 Spring Street

Schuylerville, NY 12871

Fax: 518-695-6782 

Make checks payable to “Town of Saratoga” and attach certificate of insurance if you are an organization, league or team.