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Ross council weighs drainage-first approach for Ross Common playfield restoration
Summary
Public Works outlined restoration options for the Ross Common playfield, with full restoration estimated at $800,000'$1 million and a targeted drainage fix for the worst corner estimated under $100,000. RPOA offered up to $50,000 toward repairs; council directed staff to pursue drainage remedies and return with budget options.
Town staff and community members urged the council to address long-standing drainage and turf problems at the Ross Common playfield, where compaction from earlier school construction and poor drainage have left sections chronically damaged.
Public Works Director Rich Simmonich reviewed the field's history, noting that portables placed on the field during a past school renovation compacted subgrade and left areas that have not…
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