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Smithfield asks Johnston County for $2 million to help build minor‑league ballpark
Summary
Smithfield officials asked the Johnston County Board of Commissioners to consider a $2 million contribution (split $1 million this fiscal year and $1 million next year) to help build a stadium for the “Tops” baseball team at Community Park; county action was deferred to the evening meeting for decision.
Smithfield Town Manager Mike Scott asked the Johnston County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 6 to partner with the town and provide $2,000,000 toward a new ballpark and related infrastructure at Community Park.
The town has allocated $3,000,000 and is offering the land at Community Park, Scott said, and the stadium would be owned and maintained by the town. Scott told commissioners the county contribution would be split as $1,000,000 in the current fiscal year and $1,000,000 in the next fiscal year.
Greg Sweare, who identified himself as the president of the Tops, described the team’s…
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