Maintenance District 1 approves $45,000 to install lights at Centerville High baseball field
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The Maintenance District 1 committee voted to approve spending the lowest bid of $45,000 to install lights at Centerville High School’s baseball field after testimony from the school’s head coach about safety, lost revenue and community support, including donated poles.
At an evening meeting, the Maintenance District 1 committee approved spending $45,000 from district funds to install lights at Centerville High School’s baseball field.
Cole Candela, Centerville High’s head baseball coach, told the committee the program has gone without field lights for decades and that the lack of lighting “means we cannot play junior varsity home games” and creates safety and scheduling problems. He said parents and community members have donated poles and helped install them, but that the team still needs funding for the lighting units and installation.
The committee’s vote followed a report that three bids were solicited and the lowest quote to provide lighting, materials and installation was $45,000. Miss Vosma (the record also shows her name later as “Miss Vossen”) told the committee that Mister Regard obtained three quotes and recommended approval of the lowest bid. Mister Moore argued the project was a modest, practical expenditure compared with a previously cited $240,000 estimate for another district school, saying Centerville “doesn’t need bells and whistles. We need lights.”
Mister Moore moved to approve the expenditure, Doctor Sanders seconded, and the chair called the question. The chair announced, “Ayes have it.” The meeting record does not include a roll-call tally of votes. The committee noted that donated poles reduced the district’s cost and that the approved amount covers lighting equipment, materials and labor.
The approval means Centerville High is cleared to proceed with purchasing and installing the lighting system under the maintenance district’s authority. The committee adjourned after the vote.
Clarifying details: Miss Vosma reported the lowest bid at $45,000; a prior cited figure for Berwick High School’s more extensive lighting package was $240,000; community members donated poles and assisted with pole installation; the record does not list a vote tally or an installation timeline.