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Town manager reports on ballfields, $75,000 resilience grant and FEMA reimbursement; staff to limit outside play
Summary
South Berwick officials reported a $75,000 resilience grant application for town-hall solar panels, received FEMA reimbursement related to 2024 storms, and outlined temporary restrictions and mitigation for municipal athletic fields; staff will seed fields, use water truck deliveries funded from the soccer account and limit outside play to protect
Town staff told the council the town is taking immediate steps to protect municipal athletic fields, while reporting progress on a resilience grant and storm reimbursement.
Town staff said dry conditions and a damaged irrigation capability forced them to limit outside usage of some athletic fields. To preserve playing surfaces, staff implemented a temporary restriction on outside matches and arranged limited watering and reseeding: the plan calls for winter/rapid-germinating seed, periodic watering with town-arranged water trucks (meeting dialogue referenced 7,000-gallon loads at about $1 per load to be paid from the soccer account) and use of the fire department to…
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