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Needham youth baseball program urges town to fund regular field renovations
Summary
At the Jan. 12 Park and Recreation Commission meeting, Andrew Fink, fields director for NEUM baseball/softball, said volunteer families spent "between $40 and $50,000" last year on diamond maintenance and asked the commission to find recurring town funds for spring openings and three-year renovations.
Andrew Fink, fields director for NEUM baseball/softball, told the Town of Needham Park and Recreation Commission on Jan. 12 that the town's approach to field maintenance "is materially deficient" and urged the commission to allocate more predictable funding for diamond renovations. "We spent between 40 and $50,000 last year just maintaining our diamonds," Fink said, adding that the program has already spent large sums and cannot continue to fill the maintenance gap alone.
Fink described problems he said parents and coaches see on fields: weeds and divots that affect playability and safety, renovations that…
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