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St. John baseball group and staff weigh stadium lighting upgrades, grants and fence repairs
Summary
Town staff and St. John Baseball representatives discussed high vendor estimates for replacing field lights, the potential to apply for a $60,000 Babe Ruth League grant, fence damage at the Civic complex and competing maintenance priorities; no formal board action was taken.
St. John Baseball President Scott Clifford and town parks staff briefed the Saint John Park and Recreation Board on options for replacing aging field lights, potential grant funding and fence repairs at the Civic and Babe Ruth complexes.
The most immediate funding opportunity discussed was a grant from Babe Ruth League that could cover up to $60,000 of lighting work. "We are eligible to apply for a $60,000 grant to help offset those any kind of light project," Scott Clifford said, noting he had discussed the opportunity with Musco representatives and that applications are due in September.
The board heard that a Musco estimate for one field at the Babe Ruth complex came in at roughly $2.25 to $2.50 per head (installation-inclusive quotes later described…
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