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Pottstown parks staff propose removing one ballfield, converting another to reduce flood damage
Summary
After repeated flooding damaged Memorial Park's infields, borough staff proposed removing Field No. 2, converting Field No. 3 from 60 to 90 feet, and creating a multi-use rectangular field to reduce recurring repair costs and expand resilient uses.
Pottstown parks staff told Council Sept. 3 they plan to reconfigure Memorial Park to reduce recurring flood damage and lower repair costs.
The proposal would remove Field No. 2 (a 90-foot field that has repeatedly lost infield mix and clay during floods), expand Field No. 3 (currently a 60-foot Little League field known as Ron Rocket Road's field) to a 90-foot field, and convert the existing Field No. 2 area into a multi-use rectangular field suitable for sports such as lacrosse, rugby and soccer.
"This is an athletic oriented park... the heart of this athletic area is the ball fields," Parks…
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