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Nonprofit asks Hagerstown to add field lighting at Wheaton Park; council asks staff to return with plan
Summary
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes requested lights and engineering support for Wheaton Park to extend youth football practice hours. Councilmembers expressed support but asked staff to check compatibility with an ongoing park improvement project and to study potential light spill to nearby homes.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Scott Myers, a local representative of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, asked the Hagerstown Mayor and Council on Feb. 11 to approve installation of field lighting at Wheaton Park to extend evening practice time for youth football and to help start girls’ flag and high-school-age teams.
Myers said the nonprofit has operated a youth sports program at Wheaton Park since 2019 and has raised local funds to support year-round activities. “We began working with the youth in this area,” Myers told the…
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