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City staff say youth baseball schedule uncertainty leaves turf underused some weekends
Summary
Park staff told the Columbia City Park Board that tournament sanctioning and last-minute bracket changes have caused several weekends when turf bookings were unused; staff plan to refine communication deadlines and consider enforcement or fee changes to reduce wasted reserved time.
Park staff warned the Columbia City Park Board that uncertainty in tournament scheduling has left the city’s turf fields reserved but unused on multiple weekends this spring, creating workload and staffing complications for parks operations.
Staff said youth tournament organizers provide preliminary schedules and brackets but that sanctioning and division shifts from the sanctioning body can change which teams travel and where they play. Staff reported five weekends this season when organizers did not use reserved turf time, and said those no-shows…
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