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Council awards $57,750 contract to renovate Avonshine Park baseball outfield
Summary
Oak Creek approved a $57,750 contract with Midwest Athletic Fields LLC to fully regrade and resod a chronically waterlogged baseball outfield; parks staff said work addresses long-standing subsurface and drainage issues and will improve playability for high-school and club use.
Parks staff presented a recommendation to fully regrade and resod the baseball outfield at Avonshine (transcript also spells variations such as "Abenshein"/"Avangine") Park after recurring drainage and settling problems. The council voted to award the contract to Midwest Athletic Fields LLC for $57,750.
The parks presenter (identified in the meeting as Matt) said the field was originally constructed in 1972 over a buried sewer line and has experienced repeated disturbance from later sewer and development work. Rather than replace only sod — which staff said would not resolve persistent ponding — the department recommended grading and drainage work to improve surface runoff and soil infiltration.
Council members asked about current users and rental arrangements. Parks staff said the high-school junior varsity teams have been the primary users and that club teams and community programming could increase use; staff noted the city could pursue more rental or programming opportunities, including adult leagues.
Alderman Haas moved to award the project to Midwest Athletic Fields LLC; the motion was seconded and approved by roll-call vote. The contract amount is $57,750. The council record includes multiple variant spellings of the park and staff/contractor names in the transcript; this article reports the contractor name and contract amount as stated.
