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Appeal over field assignments: Needham staff urge youth league to seek swaps with adult softball; commission declines to displace adults
Summary
A youth baseball/softball group appealed field assignments; commissioners encouraged the youth group to negotiate with adult softball for temporary swaps rather than ask the town to displace permitted adult users.
The Needham Park and Recreation Commission discussed an appeal from a youth baseball/softball organizer May 21 who asked the commission to change field permits so youth games could be scheduled at preferred locations. Staff reviewed permit history and told commissioners that adult softball has held the same Tuesday/Wednesday evening and Sunday morning slots for several years and had timely permits this season.
Stacy (Park and Recreation director) presented a spreadsheet showing multi-year permits and said nothing in the town’s records showed a fundamental change in allocation since 2019, other than…
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