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Morris Baseball Association pitches $300,000 field house at Eagles Park; council asks for details
Summary
Members of the Morris Baseball Association asked the City Council to approve use or sale of park land for a roughly 60-by-100-foot heated field house with batting cages, estimating about $300,000 in upfront cost and proposing private donations plus membership fees to finance it; council asked for utility maps, parking plans, cost estimates for water/sewer and options short of selling park land.
The Morris Baseball Association presented a proposal to build a heated, year-round field house at Eagles Park, saying it would include turf and three 70-foot batting cages to serve youth teams and the public.
The association’s president, Kirby Sales, said, "We've come up with a proposal of looking to build a field house out at Eagles Park," and described a roughly 60-by-100-foot wide-open building intended for practices, tournaments and public rental. Member Jared Aspis said the association…
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