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Needham Parks staff raise $68,000 diamond repair, subcontracting and per-hour fee questions; field summit planned
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff told the commission on Oct. 27 that maintaining baseball and softball diamonds requires specialized, frequent work and that the town spent roughly $68,000 this spring on diamond renovations.
Parks and Recreation staff told the Commission on Oct. 27 that maintaining baseball and softball diamonds requires specialized, frequent work and that the town spent roughly $68,000 this spring on diamond (infield) renovations.
"When I say the diamonds, I literally mean the diamond. I don't mean the grass ... the dirt diamonds," the director said, describing heavy maintenance needs and the scale of the work. Staff presented a comparative survey of neighboring towns and a working document tracking capital and…
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