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Board backs dirt work to expand baseball and softball practice fields; fencing decision deferred
Summary
The board discussed expanding a baseball/softball facility into a tournament‑sized practice complex, approved immediate earthwork to meet field dimensions and deferred a final decision on perimeter fencing pending year‑end finances and possible grant matches.
The Huntsville School Board on Tuesday moved forward with earthwork to expand a baseball and softball complex at a cost presented to the board as roughly $265,000 for grading and field shaping to reach regulation depths (approximately 320 feet down the lines, 350 feet to center) and to eliminate a costly retaining wall.
District staff and the project engineer explained the options: the district could stop at the current package of building and dirt work, or spend additional funds to install perimeter fencing, backstops and 20‑foot safety…
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