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Board hears divided committee recommendation on Atamoa Park complex; softball favors grass, baseball narrowly favors turf
Summary
A board committee recommended grass for softball (13–3) and turf for baseball (9–7) after six meetings; trustees pressed staff on lifecycle costs, maintenance needs and potential design changes to reduce turf area. The project remains informational; the board requested further design and cost details before a vote.
A district committee that spent months vetting the Atamoa Park baseball and softball complex told the Ottumwa Comm School District board that members favored different surfaces for the two fields: softball committee members preferred natural grass while the baseball committee narrowly recommended artificial turf.
"The softball vote was pretty commanding — 13 to 3 — and members clearly wanted grass," said Brandon, a member of the project committee, describing the group’s deliberations. "On baseball it was 9 to 7 and there was a lot more discussion."
Superintendent Mike McGroy, who helped convene the committee, said the group consulted…
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