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Residents, commissioners press City over Las Palmas field maintenance and drainage
Summary
Residents, youth-league leaders and city staff at a National City Parks & Recreation meeting raised ongoing concerns about drainage and infield repairs at Las Palmas and other local fields, saying long-delayed maintenance has cost weeks of youth baseball and asking the city for a clearer, faster response plan.
Residents and members of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee pressed city staff to address long-standing drainage and infield problems at Las Palmas and other ballfields, saying repeated flooding and delayed repairs have forced cancellations and lost time for youth baseball.
Daniel Perez, a National City resident and president of the local little leagues, told the committee the infield mix and basic repairs requested more than two years ago were not completed and that his leagues lost “approximately 3 and a half weeks of baseball” this season because fields were not playable. Perez said volunteers routinely work…
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