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Former student pitches Headfield baseball hub, hydroponics farm to Highlands board
Summary
DeBarge 'Dee' Gordon told the Highlands County School Board of plans to turn Headfield into a baseball hub and to use a 40-acre hydroponics farm for student field trips and curriculum ties; he asked the board to support a petition to the city to sell the field and noted a large private contribution claim tied to Major League Baseball.
DeBarge "Dee" Gordon, who identified himself as the son of Tom Gordon and a former Avon Park student, told the Highlands County School Board he wants to develop Headfield as a regional baseball hub and to partner with schools on hydroponics education. "We only talked we passed out with Miss Florian Anderson flyers the Tuesday before the Saturday that it was happening. So we end up having 770 fans out there," Gordon said, describing a recent professional game he organized.
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