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Board hears urgent concerns about badly drained baseball and softball fields
Summary
Coaches and a board member told the Vernonia SD 47J board the baseball and softball fields are saturated, with clay under the topsoil preventing drainage; board members cited high cost and timeline constraints for fixes.
A board member (S6) urged the board to address severe drainage problems at the district's baseball and softball fields, saying the outfield areas are saturated and that clay beneath the topsoil prevents normal drainage. "It's holding so much water. It's a lake out there everywhere," the board member said, summarizing field conditions and the team's efforts to patch areas with sand.
Board members and staff discussed possible remedies, including hiring a field-builder or installing tiling for farm-style drainage, but cautioned that substantial work would be costly and not feasible this season without tearing up the field. One board member warned that attempting extensive fixes now would risk the playing surface; the board agreed to move the issue to a committee for further study and prioritized finding a professional assessment of needed work.
