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Volunteer-led baseball effort seeks village help for fencing; board will review use of restricted recreation funds
Summary
A Town of Wappinger resident offered to build a home field for a travel/house league using private donations; trustees said they will ask the village attorney to review use of restricted recreation funds to pay for fencing.
A resident from the Town of Wappinger said he has funding and contractor resources to build a baseball home field in the village and asked the board to consider paying for fencing so the field can be used by local children and by the proposed team.
The presenter identified himself as Matt (last name not stated), said he owns a construction company (CRS) and that he and donor/sponsor support would handle infield work and dugouts, but requested the village assist with fence costs. Trustees said they would ask the village attorney to review the legal permissibility of using restricted recreation fees for that purpose and invited the presenter to attend a workshop meeting to present documentation and insurance certificates.
Board members discussed that the field could be rented to other teams when not in use by the proposed group and that residents could continue to use park space when the field is idle; questions were raised about league affiliations, insurance and the potential impact on existing soccer programs that use park fields during summer months.
Ending: Trustees agreed to invite the organizer to a workshop for additional documentation and legal review; no funding decision was made at the Jan. 8 meeting.
