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Council awards construction contract for Heroes Park field renovations to reduce ponding and improve safety
Summary
The Lake Forest City Council approved a construction contract on May 20 to renovate two baseball fields at Heroes Park, including full infield/outfield regrades, new warning tracks, permanent outfield fencing and irrigation revisions; the bid exceeded the original scope and raised the project budget to about $989,000.
Lake Forest — The City Council on May 20 awarded a construction contract to renovate two baseball fields at Heroes Park, approving a more extensive scope than the project’s original estimate to address long‑standing drainage and safety problems.
Maintenance Services Manager Michael McConaughey told the council fields 1 and 4 have not had recent major improvements and that persistent “lips” and uneven grading between infield and outfield cause ponding and safety hazards for players. After design work, staff concluded the remedy requires complete removal and…
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