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Infrastructure panel recommends removal of village baseball bleachers and hazardous pines
Summary
The Infrastructure Committee voted 2–0 to recommend that the borough council approve removal of deteriorating wooden baseball bleachers and several white pines deemed a safety risk; staff said the work is an initial step in the borough’s master parks plan and will restore the area as sloped lawn with native plantings later.
The Infrastructure Committee voted 2–0 on March 24 to recommend that borough council approve a capital project to remove the aging wooden baseball bleachers and several nearby white pines that staff say are dropping limbs and creating a spectator‑safety hazard. Vice Chair Mike Madi, who presided at the meeting in Chair Mike Samson’s absence, asked the committee to take public comment before finalizing a recommendation to council.
Public Works Director Jeff Elden, who presented the item, said an arborist had advised removal of the white pines because branches were failing. Elden described the demolition work…
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